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Subject: conf/16584: hostname field to small during install
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>Number:         16584
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       Hostname field too small during install (dhcp)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Feb  8 08:20:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Dirk-Willem van Gulik <dirkx@webweaving.org>
>Release:        FreeBSD 4-current
>Organization:
WebWeaving consultancy
>Environment:

	General 4-current install using DHCP

>Description:

	When using dhcp (or in general) if the host name
	is long (say 15 char's or more) which is rather
	common, the Hostname: and Domain: fields in the
	ifconfig display during install are initially
	empty.

	Only when you type tab do they reveal their
	contents. If you actually start entering
	info though - you screw up the settings in
	a way which is not visible.

>How-To-Repeat:

	
	take a boot floppy, use DHCP and assign the name

		vaio.ispra.webweaving.org

	to it. Say YES to dhcp and see what happens to the fields. Then
	instead of doing TAB enter a value in the empty looking fields
	and then continue the install

>Fix:
	
	


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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