Re: localhost in /etc/hosts

[Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uhlar@fantomas.sk>]

On 12.11.06 23:28, Hans du Plooy wrote:
> Just wondering, which is correct:
> 
> 127.0.0.1        localhost.localdomain        localhost
> 
> or
> 
> 127.0.0.1        localhost

I think that the second one is correct. Imho, 127.0.0.1 should always map to
'localhost' without domain, even if some other named resolve to 127.0.0.1

> The linux networking howto
> (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NET3-4-HOWTO-5.html) muddies the water even
> more:
> 
> 127.0.0.1      localhost     loopback
> 
> 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).

And that's it :)
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