Correct entry for local machine in /etc/hosts

Kropotkin · 11-16-2004, 05:25 PM

Hi all,

I am having trouble configuring /etc/hosts properly on my Fedora Core 3 system.
Let's say my box is called abc.

From what I have read, this line is indespensible:

Code:

127.0.0.1   abc   localhost.localdomain   localhost

However, is is possible to modify this so that messages sent using mail on the command line don't have mylogin@localhost.localdomain as sender? I would prefer either the domain of my isp, demon.net, or my own domain, which is not hosted on my pc but at my web hosting service.

Thanks.

michaelk · 11-16-2004, 05:41 PM

The /etc/hosts file just translates hostnames to IP addresses. So localhost translates to 127.0.0.1. You can add other servers like
192.168.0.1 myhost.server.net myhost

To change the hostname, edit the /etc/sysconfig/network file.