[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed 6/08 12:26 -0500: > How far do you want to take your paranoia? I take it > pretty far as a system admin, but I think I know where to > draw the line.
what are you talking about? you think if anyone with root on any client amanda backs up, or the DNS admin, can restore files from any amanda-backed-up machine, that is paranoia? I'm glad you don't work for us... > I am not sure why you insist on clinging so stubbornly to > localhost for DLEs, only because no one seems to have a solid technical reason not want to use them, but just talk about some kind of voodoo magic; I don't cling to using localhost at all, I'm merely saying there is nothing wrong with it (and my backups run fine with it) > use properly documented FQDNs for their systems. ok how about localhost.localdomain. That's an FQDN. seriously, I agree that the real machine name should be used if only for correctness; I only wish to understand WHY it is said to be wrong and cause problems.
