This cannot be enabled by default in dhcp client. X becomes very angry if you change the hostname underneath it, so this should only be done at boot time, not when changing the lease at runtime.
However, I do agree that there should be an option to enable this feature for people who know what they are doing. ** Changed in: dhcp3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- hostname supplied by dhcp server is not used https://launchpad.net/bugs/90388 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs