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From: Grant Taylor <gtaylor@gentoo.tnetconsulting.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why do we add the local host name to the 127.0.0.1 / ::1 entry in the /etc/hosts file?
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:33:19 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <a4cbcaef-7b98-a584-fe69-6d08226c2767@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJjrzcUO86zfSTs31T8YweFFA542RCYmKwSaVUCAXDQ=G0Z67w@mail.gmail.com>

On 2/25/21 12:02 AM, Arve Barsnes wrote:
> I don't think that was the question Peter sought to answer, but rather
> that 'hostname -i' returns the loopback address either way.

But 'hostname -i' /doesn't/ return the 127.0.0.1 or ::1 if the hostname 
isn't on lines with 127.0.0.1 or ::1.

> Might still defy logic depending on the way you look at it, but that's
> a different question.

Hence why I'm seeking the logic behind what was done.



-- 
Grant. . . .
unix || die


  reply	other threads:[~2021-02-25  7:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-02-21 22:23 [gentoo-user] Why do we add the local host name to the 127.0.0.1 / ::1 entry in the /etc/hosts file? Grant Taylor
2021-02-22  6:20 ` Andrew Udvare
2021-02-25  2:37 ` Peter Humphrey
2021-02-25  2:50   ` Grant Taylor
2021-02-25  7:02     ` Arve Barsnes
2021-02-25  7:33       ` Grant Taylor [this message]
2021-03-10  5:09 ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-10 13:27   ` Mark Knecht
2021-03-10 15:25     ` Michael
2021-03-10 16:00       ` Mark Knecht
2021-03-10 16:38         ` Michael
2021-03-10 17:07           ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-10 17:01         ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-10 16:58       ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-11 13:38         ` Michael
2021-03-11 16:50           ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-12 19:04             ` Michael
2021-03-13 19:01               ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-16 12:16                 ` Michael
2021-03-16 12:33                   ` Peter Humphrey
2021-03-16 18:54                   ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-11 17:04           ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-10 16:44     ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-10 17:43       ` Mark Knecht
2021-03-10 18:37         ` Grant Taylor
2021-03-11 10:54           ` Wols Lists

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