[Trac #941] hostname localhost.localdomain

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

 NetworkManager doesn't respect the DHCP-provided hostname for the exact
 reason Jim mentions, that it historically completely broke X and caused
 any app .  I just tried changing my hostname on FC6, and it appears to
 work correctly now, so we should test on the XOs themselves too.

 1) if we repsect DHCP-provided hostname, kids will get a different
 hostname (or none at all) if they ever connect to a non-school
 infrastructure network.

 2) if the child changes laptops because their other one broke, then
 there's administrative overhead to matching MAC address to DHCP hostname.
 Better to do this at a higher layer than DHCP, perhaps when the laptop
 talks to the server and does the key exchange, since the keypair is the
 only way we can conclusively identify the child.  Some process on the
 laptop (NM perhaps) can then set the hostname to what the server says.

 My suggestion:

 Trial 1/2/etc: set the hostname locally based on nickname and something
 else, ignore DHCP hostname if any

 Later: when we have a better idea of the network infrastructure, revisit
 the hostname issue conclusively

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