[Trac #941] hostname localhost.localdomain

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Thu Mar 15 21:10:40 EDT 2007


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

 * cc: wad (added)
  * milestone:  Untriaged => CTest

Comment:

 The domain name may easily change as kids move around.

 X authentication used to get very confused (i.e. broke) if you changed the
 hostname.  I think this got fixed, but should be verified before one
 bothers to think about changing host/domain names on the fly.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/941#comment:7>
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