On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:59:16 -0400 Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So, /etc/hosts comes setup by default (i.e. after kickstart install) > > # Do not remove the following line, or various programs > # that require network functionality will fail. > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > I'm fairly certain to not too long ago (redhat-9 perhaps) the hostname > of the system was also added to the localhost entry: > > 127.0.0.1 my.host.com my localhost.localdomain localhost > > > This had the distinct advantage that when apps (i.e. yum-updatesd) sent > mail from the system via a mail host then address would appear as: > root@xxxxxxxxxxx instead of root@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Am I remembering correctly, in terms of how I believe it used to be? If > so, anyone know why it changed? https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253979 Fixed in rawhide. Why it changed...don't know, but I'll take the blame since I'm responsible for a lot of the network gutting and rewriting in anaconda. Most likely a mistake on my part. -- David Cantrell <dcantrell@xxxxxxxxxx> Red Hat / Westford, MA
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