Changeset 9762eb7 for chapter07/hosts.xml

Timestamp:

01/15/2002 09:36:04 PM (23 years ago)

Author:

Gerard Beekmans <gerard@…>

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Children:

a3be86d

Parents:

8d18f3d

Message:

updates (grammar mostly)

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1443 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

File:

• chapter07/hosts.xml (modified) (4 diffs)

chapter07/hosts.xml

@@ -4 +4 @@
 
 <para>If a network card is to be configured, you have to decide on the
-IP-address, FQDN and possible aliases for use in the /etc/hosts file. An
-example is:</para>
+IP-address, FQDN and possible aliases for use in the /etc/hosts file. The
+syntax is:</para>
 
 <para><screen>&lt;my-IP&gt; myhost.mydomain.org aliases</screen></para>
@@ -21 +21 @@
 
 <para>If you aren't going to use a network card, you still need to 
-come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for programs like Sendmail to operate 
-correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN).</para>
+come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for certain programs to operate
+correctly.</para>
 
-<para>If a network card is not going to be configured, a new file
-<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is created by running:</para>
+<para>If a network card is not going to be configured, create the
+<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/hosts &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
@@ -35 +35 @@
 <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>If a network card is to be configured, a new file
-<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is created by running:</para>
+<para>If a network card is to be configured, create the 
+<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/hosts &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
@@ -49 +49 @@
 <para>Of course, the 192.168.1.1 and www.mydomain.org have to be changed
 to your liking (or requirements if assigned an IP-address by a network/system
-administrator and this machine is planned to be connected to that 
+administrator and this machine is planned to be connected to am existing
 network).</para>