[Freeipa-devel] [PATCH] 754 ensure hostnames are lower-case

[Martin Kosek]

On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 18:05 -0400, Rob Crittenden wrote:
> If a hostname has mixed-case in /etc/hosts or a mixed-case name is 
> passed into either the client or host installer we need to prevent 
> installation. The hostname should be lower-case otherwise all sorts of 
> odd problems will happen.
> 
> ticket 1080
> 
> rob

Patch is OK, but I think that "Check /etc/hosts." part of the error
message may be confusing.

Hostname with mixed-case we are complaining about doesn't have to be
read from /etc/hosts. It may be passed for example by --hostname
parameter or set on a machine by `hostname` command.

Martin