In hardy there's even a bigger problem. If you change the hostname with KNetworkManager, the /etc/hosts file is also not updated which causes sudo to fail:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netcfg/+bug/19775 -- KNetworkManager: can not configure hosts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155746 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is subscribed to kdeadmin in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs