Bug 895299

Summary: hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty "..." with a single-quote causes "Invalid Argument" error
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Madison Kelly <mkelly>
Component: systemdAssignee: systemd-maint
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: unspecified    
Version: 18CC: alick9188, johannbg, lnykryn, metherid, msekleta, notting, ossman, plautrba, systemd-maint, vpavlin
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Hardware: x86_64   
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Fixed In Version: systemd-201-2.fc18.6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2013-05-16 02:59:04 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Madison Kelly 2013-01-15 01:47:14 UTC
Description of problem:

Trying to set the "pretty" hostname with a single-quote causes an error.

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[root@an-c03n01 ~]# hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty "Alteeves Niche! - Cluster 01, Node 01"

[root@an-c03n01 ~]# hostnamectl 
   Static hostname: an-c03n01.alteeve.ca
   Pretty hostname: Alteeves Niche! - Cluster 01, Node 01
         Icon name: n/a
        Machine ID: b7f473a7d24142beba31edcc5353f2fa
           Boot ID: 7a9d637f932e403085654cdd1bcd5f35
  Operating System: Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow)
       CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18
            Kernel: Linux 3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64
      Architecture: x86_64

[root@an-c03n01 ~]# hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty "Alteeve's Niche! - Cluster 01, Node 01"
Failed to issue method call: Invalid argument

[root@an-c03n01 ~]# hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty "Alteeve\'s Niche! - Cluster 01, Node 01"
Failed to issue method call: Invalid argument
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According to the man page, this should be fine.

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the high-level "pretty" hostname which might include all all kinds of special characters (e.g. "Lennart's Laptop")
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Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

systemd-195-15.fc18.x86_64

How reproducible:

100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try to set a "pretty" hostname with a single-quote.
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Actual results:

Fails to set the pretty hostname.

Expected results:

Set the pretty hostname.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Lennart Poettering 2013-03-05 19:59:38 UTC
Fixed in git.

Comment 2 Alick Zhao 2013-04-08 15:47:38 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> Fixed in git.

When will the update be available in Fedora 18? The issue still exists when using systemd-197-1.fc18.2.x86_64. Shall we walkaround it by manually editing the file /etc/machine-info?

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2013-04-10 20:14:11 UTC
systemd-201-2.fc18.1 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/systemd-201-2.fc18.1

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2013-04-11 23:27:10 UTC
Package systemd-201-2.fc18.2:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing systemd-201-2.fc18.2'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-5452/systemd-201-2.fc18.2
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2013-04-16 00:01:45 UTC
Package systemd-201-2.fc18.4:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing systemd-201-2.fc18.4'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-5452/systemd-201-2.fc18.4
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2013-04-18 02:39:31 UTC
Package systemd-201-2.fc18.5:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing systemd-201-2.fc18.5'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-5452/systemd-201-2.fc18.5
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2013-05-07 13:41:24 UTC
systemd-201-2.fc18.6 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-5452/systemd-201-2.fc18.6

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2013-05-09 10:03:24 UTC
Package systemd-201-2.fc18.6:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing systemd-201-2.fc18.6'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-5452/systemd-201-2.fc18.6
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2013-05-16 02:59:04 UTC
systemd-201-2.fc18.6 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.