Problem seems to be with Debian-installer's netcfg that favors DHCP/RDNS over user supplied setting by design.
Patch available that creates a new netcfg/hostname parameter that does not have this behavior at: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606636#42 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #606636 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606636 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615614 Title: Hostname field in kickstart file ignored if rdns records are present -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
