Re: Where is /etc/hosts in Debian?

[Mark Phillips <mark@ist.flinders.edu.au>]

On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Adam Shand wrote:

> > I can't find a /etc/hosts file in the Debian distribution.  When I go
> > 
> > 	dpkg --search etc/hosts
> > 
> > it doesn't find it.  Does Debian have this file?
> 
> Yep Debian does have it and it is called /etc/hosts .  If it doesn't exist
> just create it.
> 
> Surprisingly it didn't show up when I did a 'dpkg -S hosts' either... I
> suspect that one of the config files makes it when you install.

That's strange.  It didn't exist on my friend's machine until it was
manually created.  Does this suggest that it wasn't configured properly?

Does anyone know what creates the /etc/hosts file?

Thanks,

Mark.


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