This happens here, too, if my ISP's "name redirect service" is enabled. http://dnssearch.rr.com/faq.php Disabling that makes the problem go away!
So the bug is that the installer is getting fooled by the DNS server's fake response. Before trusting the DNS service, it should do a random lookup that should fail. If it succeeds, you know the service is lying. Here's an untested patch against the previous version of ubiquity showing one way to implement this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/760884 Title: Change of proposed computer name causes error To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/760884/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
