Description of problem: When changing hostname in gnome-shell system settings, the configuration file /etc/hostname gets created by (supposedly) systemd, but the system fails to update /etc/sysconfig/network. I don't know if this file is supposed to be updated (mine still contained localhost.localdomain) but on next reboot, the hostname was still not changed to the new one. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): systemd-195-8.fc18.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install a fresh Fedora 18 2. Log in to gnome shell and choose system settings, and then details 3. change hostname to something else than localhost.localdomain Actual results: - On next reboot, the hostname has not been changed - /etc/hostname contains the new hostname - /etc/sysconfig/network contains localhost.localdomain Expected results: I don't know about /etc/sysconfig/network, but definitely, on next reboot, the hostname should have been updated. Additional info: On a fresh install (not updated using FedUp)
The HOSTNAME= setting in /etc/sysconfig/network will hopefully go away in F18, leaving /etc/hostname the only configuration file for setting the hostname. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 881785 ***