On Mon, 20 May 2002, Kerry Baker wrote: > I get problems using Gnome when my DHCP address does not resolve. > A quick and easy way to get around problems like this is to add an entry > to your /etc/hosts file like so: > > 127.0.0.1 computername.domain.co.nz computername > > Note that this does not replace the localhost entry, it is in addition > to it.
Redhat have put the "localhost.localdomain" on loopback, which IMHO is better if you need a domain part on localhost. I've seen comments on other mailing lists that "localdomain" is an error. It's not, is just a hack to get some things going. An example is a sendmail install without a permanent connection. (you _could_ make sendmail to ignore/set the domain elswere but the hack is non-trivial) Cheers, -- Ryurick M. Hristev mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Systems Manager University of Canterbury, Physics & Astronomy Dept., New Zealand
