> For each host a single line should be present > with the following information: > > IP_address canonical_hostname [aliases...] > In modern systems, even though the host table has been superseded by > DNS, it is still widely used for: > > bootstrapping > Most systems have a small host table containing the name and ad- > dress information for important hosts on the local network. > This is useful when DNS is not running, for example during sys- > tem bootup. -- Michael hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Sorry but your password must contain an uppercase letter, a number, a haiku, a gang sign, a heiroglyph, and the blood of a virgin." -- someeecards _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure