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Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system

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On 2019-06-11, john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> wrote:
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> In other words, how can I set the hostname while using a preseed file
> loaded with 'auto url=server'.
>
> Any input is welcome.

Maybe this bug report (patch from canonical at bottom) will be of help
(although the patch checks for netcfg/hostname in the preseed at
post-install time and proceeds from there, a method that I believe was
alluded to by Jude).

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=755848

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> John Doe
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Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-06-10 20:30 +0200
  Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-06-11 18:30 +0200
    Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2019-06-11 19:40 +0200
    Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-06-11 19:50 +0200
      Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-06-12 11:20 +0200
        Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-06-12 13:40 +0200
          Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-06-12 16:10 +0200
    Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-06-11 19:50 +0200

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