Is there any problem with this /etc/hosts file?

cola · 01-03-2010, 06:34 AM

cat /etc/hosts

Code:

127.0.0.1   localhost.localdomain localhost
127.0.0.1   darkstar.example.net darkstar

repo · 01-03-2010, 06:51 AM

Why do you ask?
Seems ok to me

sahko · 01-03-2010, 07:56 AM

The only thing thats noticeable is that you didnt bother to change your host settings and went with the installation defaults.

Ivshti · 01-03-2010, 08:13 AM

Why are you defining 127.0.0.1 two times? Define it only once.. for example, delete the second line.

JokerBoy · 01-03-2010, 08:51 AM

# cat /etc/hosts

Code:

# For loopbacking.
127.0.0.1       localhost
# This next entry is technically wrong, but good enough to get TCP/IP apps
# to quit complaining that they can't verify the hostname on a loopback-only
# Linux box.
127.0.0.1       pc.example.net pc

amiga32 · 01-03-2010, 07:37 PM

localhost.localdomain is probably unnecessary.

EDIT: Frankly I really don't though lol. I spent like a full couple hours last year trying to figure out loopback interaction with /etc/hosts and people always tell you a different way to set up /etc/hosts depending on who you talk to and what Linux/BSD you are using.