[PVE-User] Proxmox VE 2.0 final release: node hostname

[Dietmar Maurer]

Oh, seems rfc1123 allows to start with numbers. I was not aware of that.

Please can you file a bug at bugzilla.proxmox.com?

- Dietmar

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pve-user-bounces at pve.proxmox.com [mailto:pve-user-
> bounces at pve.proxmox.com] On Behalf Of Luca Fornasari
> Sent: Freitag, 30. März 2012 20:08
> To: pve-user at pve.proxmox.com
> Subject: Re: [PVE-User] Proxmox VE 2.0 final release: node hostname
> 
> Hi Dietmar,
> 
> Never had problems configuring A or PTR records that start with a number on
> bind.
> Anyway I remember troubles with Postfix with a hostname that was composed
> by numbers *only*.
> 
> I believe RFC1123 updated RFC952 and permits hostnames to start with a
> number (I'm reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname).
> Maybe subsequent RFC updates changed this again?
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Luca
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [PVE-User] Proxmox  VE 2.0 final release: node hostname
> From: Dietmar Maurer <dietmar at proxmox.com>
> To: Luca Fornasari <luca.fornasari at upprovider.it>, pve-user at pve.proxmox.com
> <pve-user at pve.proxmox.com>
> Date: 03/30/2012 07:45 PM
> > Yes - name needs to be DNS compatible.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: pve-user-bounces at pve.proxmox.com [mailto:pve-user-
> >> bounces at pve.proxmox.com] On Behalf Of Luca Fornasari
> >> Sent: Freitag, 30. März 2012 18:30
> >> To: pve-user at pve.proxmox.com
> >> Subject: [PVE-User] Proxmox VE 2.0 final release: node hostname
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I have a fresh squeeze install whose hostname starts with a number
> >> followed by letters and other numbers (eg. 6jaz9x) I just installed
> >> proxmox-ve-2.6.32 (with kernel and all dependencies) but a "qm list" gives the
> following error:
> >>
> >> 400 Parameter verification failed.
> >> node: invalid format - value does not look like a valid node name
> >>
> >> It seems that VE 2.0 node name can't start with a number.
> >>
> >> Can anyone confirm?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >>
> >> --
> >> Luca
> >>
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