[Hostname-devel] Bug#626292: Bug#626292: man page claims that /etc/hostname should not contain fqdn

[Clint Adams]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:55:42AM +0200, Michael Meskes wrote:
> This section explains the difference between a hostname, which is what should
> be in /etc/hostname, and a FQDN.

It doesn't explain why an FQDN should not be in /etc/hostname, does it?

> Would you mindgiving us a reasoning why it's considered good practice there?

Less ambiguity.  Some services will provide the output of
gethostname() to other systems, and in such cases, "wagner.debian.org"
is more informative than "wagner".  Furthermore, most operating systems
don't have -f/--fqdn switches to hostname, and it is often more useful
in scripts to have an FQDN output by `hostname` than a simple hostname.

> What about the simple case of a laptop used in different networks?

What about it?