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''/etc/hosts''
!!See Also
-hostname(1) resolver(3), resolver(5), hosts(5), hostname(7), named(8), Internet RFC:952
+hostname(1) resolver(3), resolver(5), hosts(5), hostname(7), named(8), Internet RFC:952, host.conf(5)
!!Author
This manual page was written by Manoj Srivastava (srivasta@debian.org), for the Debian GNU/Linux system.
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+!! Notes
+!Always put the [FQDN] first
+Always put the [FQDN] first, if you don't do so hostname -f and other programs fail.
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+!Avoid putting hostname on the same line as localhost
+Avoid putting the FQDN of this machine with an IP address of localhost, it will confuse programs. If you must (because this host doesn't have any other IP addresses), good luck.