[Trac #941] hostname localhost.localdomain

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#941: hostname localhost.localdomain
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 Reporter:  CarlFK  |        Owner:  blizzard 
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  low     |    Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  distro  |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:          |  
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Comment (by CarlFK):

 >Next Q: what are the implications of multiple machines with the same
 hostname?
 >In other words: does it matter if they are all left set to
 >localhost.localdomain?

 "If the client is not providing any service used by another system
 then I would expect there to be little problem. However, most clients
 now do things like file sharing, zeroconf (aka Rendevous), register
 with servers etc and so it does become important"

 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=dhcp-users&m=117274197719937&w=2

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