On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 14:41 -0700, jdow wrote: > NEVER change localhost as a name. I am feeling motivated to bugzilla that the useless "do not change the first line" warning, that doesn't give no example, ought to be changed. This: # Do not remove the following line, or various programs # that require network functionality will fail. Which may well appear above an already modified first line, is utterly useless to those unfamiliar with the hosts file. It could be better written as: # The first uncommented line of the hosts file should be precisely # like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost It would also be a good idea that even for standalone PCs (those not on a LAN), that *another* non-127.0.0.1 line should be added for its own hostname, by whatever automatic process usually stuffs up the local loopback address line. It could be another 127. subnet address, or one of the various private IP scheme addresses. Though I've no idea against which packages to make such bugzilla entries. Also, I tend to err against caution and have a few more people vet that idea before bugzillaing it. -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
