Public bug reported: Not sure when this started, but I noticed it when setting up new machines with Noble Numbat. I pre-install them with everything needed, *including a properly set hostname*, except a user account and then rely on gnome-inital-setup to allow the user to set up a local account.
However, gnome-initial-setup now insists that the hostname should be changed. It isn't even possible to enter the existing one since it is "not unique" on the network. That's silly. The box should know that it can continue using the hostname it already has. But, really, there should be a way (perhaps via the vendor.conf file) to remove that text-field altogether and not allow the user to change the hostname (which needs to match the asset tag in our case). ** Affects: gnome-initial-setup (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2093132 Title: Cannot not change the hostname To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-initial-setup/+bug/2093132/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs