Hi, Isn't a problem to give a hostname mapping to localhost on your /etc/hosts file, in general that should not break any configuration. The thing that need to avoid is to map a FQDN to loopback, that is a problem. In special if you run any type of dedicated SMTP server or any kind of service that should be external, so you need to map FQDN directly with you external interface to avoid problems. "Harald Dunkel" <harald.dunkel@t-online.de> escreveu em Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:38:31 +0200: > VSJ wrote: > > Hi, > > > > yesterday I've installed Debian using Debian Installer RC1 ISO > > > > after installation, the /etc/hosts file starts with the following line: > > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost <hostname> > > > > where <hostname> is the computer name given during install after the > > DHCP/network config dialog. > > > > I'd like to know if it's a standard or if there's a special reason to link > > <hostname> with localhost/127.0.0.1. > > Thats to make network connections to your own machine > use the loopback device instead of the network interface > card. The loopback device usually exists in Unix, even if > there is no NIC. > > I would agree that this is a bad idea, especially if you > rely upon an external network service to do a mapping > between IP addresses and host names, e.g. NIS, DNS, LDAP, > DHCP, whatever. How should this service know whats written > in your /etc/hosts file? > > > Regards > > Harri > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > --------------------------- Gleydson Mazioli da Silva gleydson@debian.org gleydson@cipsga.org.br Fortune: As flores perfumam as mãos que as esmagam
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