os.hostname() returning as '????' #27848

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1. addaleax

   transferred this issue fromnodejs/helpon May 24, 2019
2. lpinca

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   on May 25, 2019
3. addaleax

   closed this as completedin 6f924b6on May 26, 2019
4. targos

   added a commit that references this issue on May 28, 2019

   os: assume UTF-8 for hostname

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5. aaclayton commented on Feb 13, 2021

   

   aaclayton

   on Feb 13, 2021

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   This does not appear to be fixed, or has regressed:

   Unless I'm misunderstanding, the change which was proposed by this merge request does not seem to function properly. See the below simple example on 14.15.1

   

   I assigned this Windows laptop name as ANDREW-ü-LAPTOP and obtain "ANDREW-�-LAPTOP" as the reported hostname.
6. sjarmak

   added a commit that references this issue on Jul 27, 2026

   os: assume UTF-8 for hostname

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