[Bug 402776] Re: postfix doesn't install when hostname contains only digits

[David Martin]

Jonathan Marsden wrote:
>> It was when this failure occured, I changed the hostname to bl5400, and
>> tried again same result.
> 
> I strongly suspect that somewhere in one or more of your system's
> configuration files, that old numeric host name still exists.
> 
> Please confirm that the old numeric hostname has been edited into the
> new hostname (that starts with a letter) from *all* configuration files
> on your machine under /etc, including /etc/hosts , /etc/mailname ,
> /etc/aliases and /etc/postfix/main.cf
> 

I did a "grep 5400 $(find)" from the etc directory.

Only the /etc/postfix/main.cf file was wrong (but postfix is no longer 
installed), I changed it.

Its asinine to require postfix for a printer, makes no sense.

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postfix doesn't install when hostname contains only digits
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402776
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