I'm sorry I filed this bug against version 8.x and I have not seen it happen again, I have upgraded to 10 and think this issue should be closed.
Alex - http://www.achacha.org/ > Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:40:02 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Bug 419333] Re: Changing hostname does not update the hosts and > causes many admin apps to never start > > We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't > heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested > information? Thanks! > > -- > Changing hostname does not update the hosts and causes many admin apps to > never start > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/419333 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: synaptic > > 1. System | Network Settings > 2. Unlock > 3. General tab > 4. Enter a new Host name: > 5. Close app. > 6. Try to open say Package Manager it will not start and error is Hostname > not found (for the new hostname). > > Should either update the hosts with new hostname or tell user to add entry to > Hosts tab that maps 127.0.0.1 to the new hostname. > > This also causes lots of other apps to come up very slowly (assuming they are > trying to resolve hostname and failing). > > > Problem goes away once 127.0.0.1 is mapped to new hostname. > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: i386 > Date: Wed Aug 26 12:54:59 2009 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 > ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/synaptic > Package: synaptic 0.61ubuntu9 > PackageArchitecture: i386 > ProcEnviron: > > PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: synaptic > Uname: Linux 2.6.24-24-generic i686 > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/419333/+subscribe -- Changing hostname does not update the hosts and causes many admin apps to never start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/419333 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
