FC3 install left /etc/hosts empty (??)

km4hr · 02-02-2005, 12:42 PM

I installed FC3 last night. Install went well. When I booted the computer it spewed a warning that it couldn't identify itself (or something like that). I determined that there was no entry in the /etc/hosts for localhost or loopback. I created an entry (127.0.0.1 localhost) and rebooted. Computer booted without complaint. Makes me wonder what else might be messed up. Has anyone else had an empty /etc/hosts after installing FC3? Any idea what might have happened? Should I worry about the rest of the installation?
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guzzi · 02-02-2005, 04:36 PM

hello km4hr

I had the same thing when installing it on a laptop. This was the FC3 dvd that came with the book
FC3 Unleashed. When I saw there was a problem, I did what you did. That installation didn't stay
on the laptop. FC3 felt sluggish compared to Slackware, so I reinstalled Slack.

When I put FC3 on another computer using the CDROMs, there was no problem. It's still on that box
which belongs to my wife. She likes it. : )