hostname -f gives me the FQDN properly, so it's not a consistent problem. I've seen similar things before when there are incorrect entries in the /etc/hosts file. My suggestion is to check your /etc/hosts file and ensure it's setup as follows:
[internet address] [domain name] [alias] eg: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost Please just let me know if this has solved the problem. ** Changed in: hostname (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- hostname -f only gives short, while -v only gives fqdn https://launchpad.net/bugs/57611 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs