Changeset 4234aea6

Timestamp:

06/12/2020 09:30:19 PM (3 years ago)

Author:

Douglas R. Reno <renodr@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.0-rc1, 10.1, 10.1-rc1, 11.0, 11.0-rc1, 11.0-rc2, 11.0-rc3, 11.1, 11.1-rc1, 11.2, 11.2-rc1, 11.3, 11.3-rc1, arm, bdubbs/gcc13, ml-11.0, multilib, s6-init, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/git-transition, xry111/glibc-2.34, xry111/glibc-2.37, xry111/kcfg-revise, xry111/lfs-next, xry111/pip3, xry111/queue-11.3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/tester-nohack, xry111/usr-move

Children:

37b5ac1

Parents:

9e7475a

Message:

Fix the /etc/hosts file on systemd

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/cross2@11930 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

File:

• chapter09/networkd.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

chapter09/networkd.xml

@@ -289 +289 @@
      This is necessary for certain programs, such as MTAs, to operate properly.</para>
 
+<!--
      <para>Create the /etc/hosts file using the following command:</para>
 
@@ -302 +303 @@
 # End /etc/hosts</literal>
 EOF</userinput></screen>
-
-     <para>The ::1 entry is the IPv6 counterpart of 127.0.0.1 and represents
-     the IPv6 loopback interface. 127.0.1.1 is a loopback entry reserved
-     specifically for the FQDN.</para>
-
-<!--
-     <para>If using a static address, create the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename>
-     file by running this command instead:</para>
+-->
+
+     <para>Create the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file using the following
+     command:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/hosts &lt;&lt; "EOF"
@@ -329 +326 @@
      changed for specific uses or requirements (if assigned an IP address by a
      network/system administrator and the machine will be connected to an
-     existing network). The optional alias name(s) can be omitted.</para>
--->
+     existing network). The optional alias name(s) can be omitted, and the
+     <replaceable>&lt;192.168.0.2</replaceable> line can be omitted if you
+     are using a connection configured with DHCP or IPv6 Autoconfiguration.</para>
+
+     <para>The ::1 entry is the IPv6 counterpart of 127.0.0.1 and represents
+     the IPv6 loopback interface. 127.0.1.1 is a loopback entry reserved
+     specifically for the FQDN.</para>
+
    </sect2>