I think /etc/hosts is updated at boot from /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/hosts. Try changing it there. T. Jim Christiansen [christiansen_j@xxxxxxxxxxx] wrote: > So what is going on?? I lost cups and had a few other weird networking > hangups after a new install of FC4 on a dual 64 bit box. > > I tracked the troubles down to the 127.0.0.1 loopback line in the > /etc/hosts was missing, so I put one in... > > After a reboot the 127... line was gone again. --- So I put it back. > After a reboot it's gone again. > > Any help much appreciated. This is on a production box and I can't always > to be there in case a system drops off during a power failure or something > to always add it back in... > > Thanks, Jim > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list --