i can confirm that i am able to do this if i am at least part of the netdev group and unable otherwise.
for sake of completeness: this is not ubuntu bug, as i just tested this on my new debian (sid) machine, and `traceroute $MYIP` (which has become my favorite because working method of demonstrating this) showed the changed host name as described earlier. -- SetHostName can be called by users https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195140 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
