[pkg-dhcp-devel] Bug#648676: Bug#648676: isc-dhcp-client - Changes hostname

[Andrew Pollock]

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 12:37:39AM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote:
> Package: isc-dhcp-client
> Version: 4.2.2-1
> Severity: critical
> 
> dhclient-script changes the hostname without being asked to do so. This
> breaks all kinds of stuff that relates to the hostname, like sudo. And
> it is also wrong, because the network name is not the hostname.
> 

Well actually it is asked to by requesting the host-name option in
dhclient.conf.

Since this is an ongoing point of contention, I'll be making a future upload
with the host-name option removed from the default list of options
requested.
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