Re: localhost in /etc/hosts
On Sun, Nov 12, 2006 at 11:28:45PM +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Just wondering, which is correct:
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
>
> I was always under the impression the first is the proper way. I seem
> to be having issues with resovling localhost for some web applications
> on my Sarge server (127.0.0.1 localhost) but when I fix the hosts file,
> it works, but breaks other things (like mysql usernames).
>
I always have it set like this, before I install anything beyond base.
I use postgresql not mysql but I'm assuming that it should be fixable in
its authentication mechanism. Better to have a correct /etc/hosts file
and fix mysql.
Doug.
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