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Status: New => Won't Fix
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Title:
System->Admin->Networking Change hostname trashes hosts file
Status in The Gnome System Tools:
Won't Fix
Status in “gnome-system-tools” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
System->Admin->Networking Change hostname trashes hosts file
I am using Ubuntu v6.06 (dapper). I have a large hosts file (over 5k
entries, most pointing to 127.0.0.1) that I use to block unwanted
sites.
When I used System->Admin->Networking to change my host name it took
a long time to complete. Then I could no longer use sudo or any
System->Admin menu items. If I run sudo (from the console) I get the
error "sudo: unable to lookup Ubuntu via gethostbyname()" ("Ubuntu" is
my new host name). Looking at the bad (after changing hostname) and
good (before changing hostname) /etc/hosts files I see:
-begin bad hosts
file---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# localhost: Needs to stay like this to work -------------------
127.0.0.1 localhost pop3.norton.antivirus pop3.spa.norton.antivirus
07.moosq.com 1.httpdads.com 102.112.2o7.net 112.2o7.net 123banners.com
12greatsoft.biz 15.moosq.com 17greatsoft.biz 193.125.201.50 2.idsbi.com
203.geekpost.com 206.161.200.105 207-87-18-203.wsmg.digex.net 209.66.114.130
216.200.3.32 22469.com 2366.pinoycentral.com 239.255.255.250 247realmedia.com
2o7.net 3.adbrite.com 334es5s.com 3wisp.com 4.idsbi.com 64.124.45.181
66.250.130.194 66.40.16.131 85.spylog.com a.about.com a.as-eu.falkag.net
a.boom.ro a.mktw.net a.tribalfusion.com a.tribalfusion.com a.websponsors.com
a.youlllovethisdatingsite.com a1.interclick.com a1040.g.akamai.net
a1066.g.akamai.net a207.p.f.qz3.net a3.suntimes.com a408.g.akamai.net
aaafreexxx.com aavalue.com abc.com-yahoo.com ablt.com abril.ad.uol.com.br
abscbn.spinbox.net Absolute.ONTWOHGFJ.COM acces-direct.net
accipiter.speedera.net accipiter.speedera.net/sbc-images.adbureau.net/sbc
accountservices.passport.net accusal.qwwx4d.com acesseattle.com
actionsplash.com actuating.org acvspgbrpgsjr.adware-business.com acxiom.com
ad.abcnews.com ad.aboutwebservices.com ad.adition.net ad.adlegend.com
ad.admarketplace.net ad.adnetwork.com.br ad.adsmart.net ad.adtraffic.com
ad.adtraq.com ad.adultcheck.com ad.advisor.com ad.aftonbladet.se ad.atlas.cz
ad.au.doubleclick.net ad.bannerpoint.ru ad.be.doubleclick.net ad.blm.net
ad.boardhost.com ad.ca.doubleclick.net ad.candybar.co.kr ad.ch.doubleclick.net
ad.cn.doubleclick.net ad.crosswalk.com ad.de.doubleclick.net ad.deviantart.com
ad.dialpad.com ad.dk.doubleclick.net ad.dogpile.com ad.doubleclick.com
ad.doubleclick.net ad.doubleclick.net ad.erektor.ru ad.es.doubleclick.net
ad.espn.starwave.com ad.fr.advertissimo.net ad.fr.doubleclick.net ad.free6.com
ad.harmony-central.com ad.hinet.net ad.hk.doubleclick.net
ad.horvitznewspapers.net ad.howstuffworks.com ad.img.yahoo.co.kr
ad.inetfast.com ad.infoseek.com ad.it.doubleclick.net ad.itmedia.co.jp
ad.iwin.com ad.jamster.com ad.jp.doubleclick.net ad.kimo.com.tw
ad.kr.doubleclick.net ad.linkexc
Ubuntu
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
#####################################################################
# The Hosts File Project http://hostsfile.mine.nu
# Global Advert Servers Blocklist - Personal Edition
#####################################################################
# Release 13/07/2006
# Servers Verified as up and running 04/03/2006 (by dns resolving)
# Updated sorted and maintained by Andrew Short (sh0rtie)
# Contact: wdu...@hotmail.com
######################################################################
# You must keep the below lines
######################################################################
#127.0.0.1 images.ibsys.com
#Daves Bad sites 070223
-end bad hosts
file-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-begin good hosts
file---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# localhost: Needs to stay like this to work -------------------
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 davem-ubuntu
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
#####################################################################
# The Hosts File Project http://hostsfile.mine.nu
# Global Advert Servers Blocklist - Personal Edition
#####################################################################
# Release 13/07/2006
# Servers Verified as up and running 04/03/2006 (by dns resolving)
# Updated sorted and maintained by Andrew Short (sh0rtie)
# Contact: wdu...@hotmail.com
######################################################################
# You must keep the below lines
127.0.0.1 pop3.norton.antivirus
127.0.0.1 pop3.spa.norton.antivirus
######################################################################
127.0.0.1 07.moosq.com
127.0.0.1 1.httpdads.com
127.0.0.1 102.112.2o7.net
127.0.0.1 112.2o7.net
127.0.0.1 123banners.com
127.0.0.1 12greatsoft.biz
............................continues for over 5K lines..........
-end good hosts
file-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fortunately I had an old copy of my hosts file. I went into recovery
mode and restored the file, edited it manually and all seems well.
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