On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 19:57 +0100, Alexander Dalloz wrote: > # Do not remove the following line, or various programs > # that require network functionality will fail. > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > 192.168.0.2 serendipity.dogma.lan serendipity > > "man hosts" should be explanation enough to understand how the line > have to look like for a correct mapping. Very important is to have a > working mapping for the localhost (so the comment in there). In the past, I've seen the hosts file get manipulated by other things (e.g. the disastrous linuxconf), and it put other things above the localhost line. Of course, the few people who read that "do not remove" line interpreted it literally, and some mangled the important localhost line. I think the warning should be a bit more explicit. e.g. Something like this. # The hosts file should contain the local loopback addresses like this: # 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost Even if that means some duplication. i.e. An uncommented version below the example of it. Removing it, or replacing those names with the hostname, seems to be a recurring problem. -- Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
