Details
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Type:
Bug
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Status: Closed (View Workflow)
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Priority:
Minor
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Resolution: Not a Bug
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Affects Version/s: 3.1.10
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Fix Version/s: N/A
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Component/s: None
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Labels:None
Description
The maximum supported length of a hostname is limited by constant HOSTNAME_LENGTH up to 60 chars and should be increased to 254.
manpage for hostname(7) says:
"Each element of the hostname must be from 1 to 63 characters long and the entire hostname, including the dots, can be at most 253 characters long. Valid characters for hostnames are ASCII(7) letters from a to z, the digits from 0 to 9, and the hyphen . A hostname may not start with a hyphen."