Re: Address 127.0.1.1
Am 24.05.2024 um 08:05:43 Uhr schrieb Paul M Foster:
> In my /etc/hosts file, there's a line:
>
> 127.0.1.1 yosemite.mars.lan yosemite
>
> I think Debian put it there.
Should be there so the hostname is resolvable - even when not in DNS.
> Later in the file, I've got:
>
> 192.168.254.30 yosemite.mars.lan yosemite
Check which program put that in here. I don't see a reason to have that
here.
> So there are two entries for the same (my) machine. Is this a problem?
> Specifically, could it cause problems with email (Exim4 or OpenSMTPD)?
If you operate mail servers, you must have a FQDN. .lan can't be used
for the global DNS stuff, so set a proper FQDN that belongs to you.
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