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diff --git a/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/hosts b/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/hosts new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bc4ad4f13 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/hosts @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# +# hosts This file describes a number of hostname-to-address +# mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem. It is mostly +# used at boot time, when no name servers are running. +# On small systems, this file can be used instead of a +# "named" name server. Just add the names, addresses +# and any aliases to this file... +# +# By the way, Arnt Gulbrandsen <agulbra@nvg.unit.no> says that 127.0.0.1 +# should NEVER be named with the name of the machine. It causes problems +# for some (stupid) programs, irc and reputedly talk. :^) +# + +# For loopbacking. +127.0.0.1 localhost +# This next entry is technically wrong, but good enough to get TCP/IP apps +# to quit complaining that they can't verify the hostname on a loopback-only +# Linux box. +127.0.0.1 slackware.example.net slackware + +# End of hosts. |