Hi, On Mon, Aug 05, 2013 at 01:08:28PM -0400, Thomas Hood wrote: > > /etc/hosts like these per default: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > > 127.0.1.1 <host_name>.<domain_name> <host_name> > > As also described in the Debian reference[2]. > That's not entirely accurate. Wheezy and Ubuntu Desktop install > an /etc/hosts like the following, without a domain_name. > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 127.0.1.1 <host_name> > The Debian Reference is out of date.
Fixed. :-) > 127.0.0.1 localhost hostname.domain hostname > in which case 'localhost' is the canonical name for alias 'hostname'. > > or, alternatively: > > 127.0.0.1 hostname.domain hostname localhost > In that case 'hostname.domain' is the canonical name for alias 'localhost'. > Before any move is made to conflate the system hostname with > 'localhost' in this way I'd like to see some proof that this no longer ... Please ping me if this happens. Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130813163820.GA9347@goofy.localdomain
