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Bug 178086 - Installer rejects short hostnames in NFS setup
Summary: Installer rejects short hostnames in NFS setup
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Release Media
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High minor
Assignee: Gentoo Linux Installer
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Reported: 2007-05-11 18:28 UTC by Marius Mauch (RETIRED)
Modified: 2007-11-17 18:24 UTC (History)
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Description Marius Mauch (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-11 18:28:04 UTC 
When setting up NFS shares in the installer (both text and gtk) it requires the user to specify an IP or FQDN and rejects a short hostname (without domain) for no apparent reason. Also the error message is slightly wrong as it only mentions the need for hostname or IP, not FQDN or IP.
I assume it's supposed to be some kind of protection against invalid input, but a DNS lookup there would be more appropriate.
Comment 1 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-11 19:14:55 UTC 
I'm surprised this hasn't come up in the 2 years that feature (NFS mounting) has been in there.
Comment 2 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-11-17 18:24:59 UTC 
Since the 2007.1 installer will be for networkless installs only, this is moot.