Re: localhost in /etc/hosts
> On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 12:17:03AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
>
> > Well, the result of the hostname command depends on the /etc/hosts
> > file and if your configuration is incorrect, it may not give you a
> > consistent result.
On 22.11.06 13:41, David Jardine wrote:
> Not here. It uses the /etc/hostname file. I changed the entry in
> /etc/hostname to "jim", rebooted, and was greeted with
>
> jim login:
>
> The "hostname" command gave me "jim".
>
> On the other hand, I changed the /etc/hosts entry to
>
> 127.0.0.1 tom dick harry quash localhost loopback
>
> to see what would happen. It had no effect on "hostname".
You should read more of this thread before commenting. try 'hostname -s'
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