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10-10-2013 11:14 AM - last edited on 10-11-2013 01:05 AM by Liuqing
10-10-2013 11:14 AM - last edited on 10-11-2013 01:05 AM by Liuqing
localhost entry in /etc/hosts
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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10-10-2013 01:58 PM
10-10-2013 01:58 PM
Re: localhost entry in /etc/hosts
I think I'd like to ask why they need a FQDN for a loopback address.
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10-10-2013 04:48 PM
10-10-2013 04:48 PM
Re: localhost entry in /etc/hosts
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.
Bill Hassell, sysadmin
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10-11-2013 05:19 AM
10-11-2013 05:19 AM