localhost entry in /etc/hosts

[f. halili]

We have HPUX servers on 11.31.  Our localhost enty is in this format which I kinda use for years now.

127.0.0.1       localhost       loopback

There were recent changes on the DNS managed by another support group. Their recommendation is  for us to create an entry  something like:

127.0.0.1 localhost  localhost.ourcompany.org

What do you think?

Thanks!

P.S. This thread has been moved from HP-UX > System Administration to HP-UX > networking.
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[RJHall]

I think I'd like to ask why they need a FQDN for a loopback address.

[Bill Hassell]

It's just another alias to the IP address. The requisite names are already there so the extra one won't create any problems. Somebody probably Googled localhost and found an obscure document that suggests that an FQDN does something useful.

[f. halili]

Thanks for the comments!