> Is there a way to statically assign the IP address to the servers and > not have to update the /etc/hosts file on all the machines ?� I know > this is what DNS is supposed to do, but I've never used it that way. If you don't want to use DNS, you can share /etc/hosts using NIS. Look in /etc/nsswitch.conf. I don't think it is any simpler than using DNS, however. You need to set up ypbind/ypserv... however, if you are using NIS to authenticate users already, then it is trivial. - Mike -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines