source: chapter07/hosts.xml@ 1d317bb

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<sect1 id="ch-scripts-hosts">
<title>Creating the /etc/hosts file</title>
<?dbhtml filename="hosts.html"?>

<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts"><primary sortas="e-/etc/hosts">/etc/hosts</primary></indexterm>

<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts">
<primary sortas="d-localnet">localnet</primary>
<secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary></indexterm>

<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts">
<primary sortas="d-network">network</primary>
<secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary></indexterm>

<para>If a network card is not going to be configured, create the
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>

<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/hosts &lt;&lt; "EOF"
# Begin /etc/hosts (no network card version)

127.0.0.1 <replaceable>[&lt;value of HOSTNAME&gt;.example.org]</replaceable> <replaceable>[value of HOSTNAME]</replaceable> localhost

# End /etc/hosts (no network card version)
EOF</userinput></screen>

<para>If a network card is to be configured, create the 
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>

<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/hosts &lt;&lt; "EOF"
# Begin /etc/hosts (network card version)

127.0.0.1 localhost
<replaceable>[192.168.1.1]</replaceable> <replaceable>[&lt;value of HOSTNAME&gt;.example.org]</replaceable> <replaceable>[value of HOSTNAME]</replaceable>

# End /etc/hosts (network card version)
EOF</userinput></screen>

</sect1>