Re: where is /etc/hosts supposed to come from?
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 08:37:21AM +0100, Vincent Bernat wrote:
> If this is a real question, put:
> 127.0.1.1 fqdn nodename
>
> This seems a very acceptable way to give a FQDN to your laptop without
> relying on network. hostname -f and programs using a similar inner
> working will be able to get the right result.
Adding meaningless configuration to work around programs that are broken
by design does not seem like a good solution.
Gabor
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