id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc 481 "/etc/hosts files: the hostname shouldn't be ""www""" stefankrah@… lfs-book@… "In the sample /etc/hosts files the following lines appear: ====================================================================== 127.0.0.1 www.mydomain.com localhost 192.168.1.1 www.mydomain.org ======================================================================= In both instances ""www"" should be replaced by """": ======================================================================== 127.0.0.1 .mydomain.com 192.168.1.1 .mydomain.org ======================================================================== You could argue that nobody will really take over ""www"" from the sample config, but it has happened. I've seen it on lfs-support as well as in de.comm.software.newsserver. Programs that will be confused by a line like ... =================================================== 192.168.1.1 www.mydomain.org osiris =================================================== ... include: syslogd, leafnode (already during installation) Stefan Krah" defect closed low Book CVS normal fixed