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commit a1f53c366ded63bb1d57adc8000b082a4b70d767
Author: Tom Chiverton <tomchiver...@users.noreply.github.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Aug 26 16:41:52 2020 +0100
Clarify where wildcards are allowed in Host and Alias directives
(cherry picked from commit ae88ac2ee9a69b075696769c6b7ec61b7ba1d8a6)
---
webapps/docs/config/host.xml | 13 +++++--------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/webapps/docs/config/host.xml b/webapps/docs/config/host.xml
index d2e8f14..3d97fd9 100644
--- a/webapps/docs/config/host.xml
+++ b/webapps/docs/config/host.xml
@@ -192,10 +192,8 @@
have a name that matches the <code>defaultHost</code> setting for that
Engine. See <a href="#Host_Name_Aliases">Host Name Aliases</a> for
information on how to assign more than one network name to the same
- virtual host. If the name takes the form of <code>*.domainname</code>
- (e.g. <code>*.apache.org</code>) then it will be treated as a match for
- any host in that domain unless a host that has an exactly matching name
- is found.</p>
+ virtual host. The name can not contain a wildcard, this is only
+ valid in an Alias.</p>
</attribute>
<attribute name="startStopThreads" required="false">
@@ -491,10 +489,9 @@
involved must be registered in your DNS server to resolve to the
same computer that is running this instance of Catalina.</p>
- <p>Aliases may also use the wildcard form (<code>*.domainname</code>)
- permitted for the <strong>name</strong> attribute of a
- <strong>Host</strong>.</p>
-
+ <p>Aliases may also use the wildcard form (<code>*.domainname</code>),
+ unlike for the <strong>name</strong> attribute of a <strong>Host</strong>.
+ </p>
</subsection>
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