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Bug#862745: marked as done (netcfg incorrectly defaults hostname to DHCPv6-provided NTP server address)

Your message dated Tue, 16 May 2017 22:19:12 +0000
with message-id <E1dAkoC-000D2K-12@fasolo.debian.org>
and subject line Bug#862745: fixed in netcfg 1.142
has caused the Debian Bug report #862745,
regarding netcfg incorrectly defaults hostname to DHCPv6-provided NTP server address
to be marked as done.

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Package: netcfg
Version: 1.141
netcfg uses a NTP server address from DHCPv6 as the default hostname (in the absence of a hostname explicitly provided via DHCP), due to a typo in autoconfig.c. 

Patch attached.


Installation log excerpt:

netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: IPv6 stateless autoconfig requested
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: nc_v6_interface_configured(eth0, scope global)
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Running ip addr show eth0 to look for address
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: ip line: 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq qlen 1000
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: ip line: link/ether fa:ee:bd:a7:4c:0f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: ip line: inet6 2001:630:212:252:f8ee:bdff:fea7:4c0f/64 scope global dynamic
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Configured address found
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: ip line: valid_lft 2592000sec preferred_lft 604800sec
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: ip line: inet6 fe80::f8ee:bdff:fea7:4c0f/64 scope link
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: ip line: valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Stateless DHCPv6 requested
netcfg[13450]: WARNING **: Started DHCPv6 client; PID is 13497
dhclient[13497]: Created duid \000\003\000\001\372\356\275\247L\017.
dhclient[13497]: XMT: Info-Request on eth0, interval 1080ms.
dhclient[13497]: RCV: Reply message on eth0 from fe80::8a5a:92ff:fecd:8da7.
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: DHCPv6 line: nameserver[0] 2001:630:212:200::d:0
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: DHCPv6 line: nameserver[1] 2001:630:212:200::d:1
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: DHCPv6 line: nameserver[2] 2001:630:212:200::d:2
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: DHCPv6 line: Domain search list[0] cl.cam.ac.uk.
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: DHCPv6 line: NTP server[0] 2001:630:212:200::123:1a
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: DHCPv6 line: NTP server[1] 2001:630:212:200::123:1b
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: DHCPv6 line: NTP server[2] 2001:630:212:200::123:1c
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: DHCPv6 line: end
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Trying IPv4 autoconfig as well
netcfg[13450]: WARNING **: Started DHCP client; PID is 13502
dhclient[13502]: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1 (xid=0xce07ab1b)
dhclient[13502]: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1 (xid=0xce07ab1b)
dhclient[13502]: DHCPREQUEST of 128.232.81.81 on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 (xid=0x1bab07ce)
dhclient[13502]: DHCPOFFER of 128.232.81.81 from 128.232.80.7
dhclient[13502]: DHCPACK of 128.232.81.81 from 128.232.80.7
dhclient[13502]: bound to 128.232.81.81 -- renewal in 1780 seconds.
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Reading NTP servers from DHCP info
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Read NTP server 128.232.0.9
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Read NTP server 128.232.0.8
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Read NTP server 128.232.0.7
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Read NTP server 128.232.96.152
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Reading nameservers from /etc/resolv.conf
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Read nameserver 128.232.1.1
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Read nameserver 128.232.1.2
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Read nameserver 128.232.1.3
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: State is now 1
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: State is now 2
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: State is now 5
netcfg[13450]: DEBUG: Defaulting hostname to provided DHCP hostname
...and then the installer prompts me for a hostname with a pre-filled default of "2001:630:212:200::123:1b" (or if preseeded, blindly proceeds with the installed system's hostname set to that IPv6 address). 
diff -Naur netcfg-1.141.orig/autoconfig.c netcfg-1.141/autoconfig.c
--- netcfg-1.141.orig/autoconfig.c      2012-10-02 02:02:23.000000000 +0100
+++ netcfg-1.141/autoconfig.c   2017-05-16 15:33:55.284092137 +0100
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
                        ns_idx++;
                } else if (!strncmp("NTP server[", l, 11) && ntp_idx < NETCFG_NTPSERVERS_MAX) {
                        p = strstr(l, "] ") + 2;
-                       strncpy(interface->ntp_servers[ns_idx++], p, sizeof(interface->ntp_servers[ntp_idx]));
+                       strncpy(interface->ntp_servers[ntp_idx], p, sizeof(interface->ntp_servers[ntp_idx]));
                        ntp_idx++;
                } else if (!strncmp("Domain search list[0] ", l, 21)) {
                        p = strstr(l, "] ") + 2;

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--- Begin Message --- 
Source: netcfg
Source-Version: 1.142

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
netcfg, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 862745@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> (supplier of updated netcfg package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.8
Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 00:06:51 +0200
Source: netcfg
Binary: netcfg netcfg-static
Architecture: source
Version: 1.142
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Install System Team <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
Description:
 netcfg     - Configure the network (udeb)
 netcfg-static - Configure a static network (udeb)
Closes: 862745
Changes:
 netcfg (1.142) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * IPv6 autoconfiguration: fix NTP server name handling, which would be
     stored as the DHCP-provided hostname, with many thanks to Malcolm
     Scott for the bug report and the patch (Closes: #862745).
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