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Bug #4602

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misleading error regarding host name when creating a host

Added by Alissa Bonas about 10 years ago. Updated almost 10 years ago.

Status:
New
Priority:
Low
Assignee:
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Category:
Host creation
Target version:
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Description

When trying to create a new host, try to input a name , something like "host1".
Click 'submit'.
The system automatically adds a period (.) after "host1", so the name becomes "host1.",
and it displays this error: "must not include periods and is invalid"

1. If the system adds the period by itself, it should not fail as a wrong input.
2. It's not clear from user's point of view how to fix it if the system adds the period by itself. (and why this character is added anyway)
If a domain is needed, it should be clear from a message/tooltip that fqdn is expected as part of host name.
3. What means "and is invalid" - what else is wrong?

Please clarify the error message/make this flow more user friendly.
thank you


Related issues 2 (0 open2 closed)

Related to Foreman - Bug #4680: Regression: Hosts with no domain cannot be created when Unattended=falseClosedGreg Sutcliffe03/17/2014Actions
Is duplicate of Foreman - Bug #5834: Hosts: "." in the name is invalid - user is told this but the UI adds one anyway.ClosedJoseph Magen05/20/2014Actions
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