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<?dbhtml filename="hosts.html" dir="chapter07"?>
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<para>If a network card is to be configured, you have to decide on the
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-IP-address, FQDN and possible aliases for use in the /etc/hosts file. An
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-example is:</para>
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+IP-address, FQDN and possible aliases for use in the /etc/hosts file. The
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+syntax is:</para>
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<para><screen><my-IP> myhost.mydomain.org aliases</screen></para>
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@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ IP-address range. Valid ranges are:</para>
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be www.linuxfromscratch.org</para>
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<para>If you aren't going to use a network card, you still need to
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-come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for programs like Sendmail to operate
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-correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN).</para>
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+come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for certain programs to operate
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+correctly.</para>
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-<para>If a network card is not going to be configured, a new file
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-<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is created by running:</para>
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+<para>If a network card is not going to be configured, create the
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+<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>
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<para><screen><userinput>cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF"</userinput>
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# Begin /etc/hosts (no network card version)
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# End /etc/hosts (no network card version)
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<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para>
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-<para>If a network card is to be configured, a new file
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-<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is created by running:</para>
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+<para>If a network card is to be configured, create the
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+<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>
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<para><screen><userinput>cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF"</userinput>
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# Begin /etc/hosts (network card version)
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<para>Of course, the 192.168.1.1 and www.mydomain.org have to be changed
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to your liking (or requirements if assigned an IP-address by a network/system
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-administrator and this machine is planned to be connected to that
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+administrator and this machine is planned to be connected to am existing
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network).</para>
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</sect1>
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