Op 05-02-2007 om 15:56 schreef Robert Millan: > On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 03:28:27AM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > > Robert Millan wrote: > > > > > > > > [ win32-loader does preseed the hostname with computername ] > > > > > > > Doesn't this problem belong somewhere else? > > > Changing the hostname should be easy. > > > > Until it is, it remains up to d-i to not force bad guesses down > > users' throats to painfully deal with later. > > Uhm actualy, it doesn't seem so hard. Just launch the network-admin setup > tool, and switch to "General" tab. > > About propagation, it doesn't seem like a big problem either. Basicaly, it > propagates to hosts (handled by network-admin), motd (dynamicaly generated on > boot) and mailname (not a problem for the average desktop system).
I also like to see the preseeding of the hostname being dropped. * The user choosing for GNU/Linux is able to make more choices. And infact, that is his reason for making the switch: Having a choice. * Make a personalasised computer possible. * Allow a single physical (dual-boot) computer to have several names. * The MS Windows DHCP client transmits his computername in the DHCP-Request, in /etc/dhclient.conf is the parameter "send host-name" available. So give a DHCP server the chance to distinct the requesting O.S. * Quit the "I decide for the simple MS-Windows user" attitude. Geert Stappers, who admits that the Win32 loader is a good thing. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
