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configured.</para>
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configured.</para>
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<sect2>
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<sect2>
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- <title>Creating Network Interface Configuration Files</title>
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-
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- <para>Which interfaces are brought up and down by the network script
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- depends on the files in <filename
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- class="directory">/etc/sysconfig/</filename>. This directory should
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- contain a file for each interface to be configured, such as
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- <filename>ifconfig.xyz</filename>, where <quote>xyz</quote> is
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- required to be a Network Card Interface name (e.g. eth0).
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- Inside this file are attributes to this interface, such as its IP
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- address(es), subnet masks, and so forth. It is necessary that
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- the stem of the filename be <emphasis>ifconfig</emphasis>.</para>
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-
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- <note><para>Udev may assign random Network Card Interface names
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- for some network cards such as enp2s1. If you are not sure what
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- your Network Card Interface name is, you can always run
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- <command>ip l</command> after you have booted your system. Again,
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- it is important that <filename>ifconfig.xyz</filename> is named
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- after correct Network Card Interface name (e.g.
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- <filename>ifconfig.enp2s1</filename> or
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- <filename>ifconfig.eth0</filename>) or Systemd will fail to bring
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- up your network interface.</para></note>
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-
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- <para>The following command creates a sample file for the
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- <emphasis>eth0</emphasis> device with a static IP address:</para>
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-
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-<screen><userinput>cd /etc/sysconfig/
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-cat > ifconfig.eth0 << "EOF"
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-<literal>IFACE=eth0
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-SERVICE=ipv4-static
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-IP=192.168.1.1
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-GATEWAY=192.168.1.2
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-PREFIX=24
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-BROADCAST=192.168.1.255</literal>
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+ <title>Network Interface Configuration Files</title>
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+
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+ <para>Starting with version 209, systemd ships a network configuration
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+ daemon called <command>systemd-networkd</command> which can be used for
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+ basic network configuration.</para>
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+
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+ <para>Configuration files for <command>systemd-networkd</command> can be
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+ placed in <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/systemd/network</filename>
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+ or <filename class="directory">/etc/systemd/network</filename>. Note that
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+ files in <filename class="directory">/etc/systemd/network</filename> have
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+ higher priority than the ones in
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+ <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/systemd/network</filename>.</para>
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+
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+ <para>There are three types of configuration files:
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+ <filename class="extension">.link</filename>,
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+ <filename class="extension">.netdev</filename> and
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+ <filename class="extension">.network</filename> files. For detailed
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+ explanation about contents of the mentioned
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+ configuration files, consult <command>systemd-link(5)</command>,
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+ <command>systemd-netdev(5)</command> and
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+ <command>systemd-network(5)</command> manual pages.</para>
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+
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+ <note><para>Udev may assign network card interface names based
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+ on system physical characteristics such as enp2s1. If you are
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+ not sure what your interface name is, you can always run
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+ <command>ip link</command> after you have booted your system.
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+ </para></note>
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+
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+ <sect3 id="systemd-networkd-static">
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+ <title>Static IP Configuration</title>
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+
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+ <para>The command below creates a basic configuration file for
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+ Static IP setup:</para>
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+
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+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/systemd/network/10-static-eth0.network << "EOF"
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+<literal>[Match]
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+Name=eth0
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+
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+[Network]
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+Address=192.168.0.2/24
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+Gateway=192.168.0.1
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+DNS=192.168.0.1</literal>
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EOF</userinput></screen>
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EOF</userinput></screen>
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- <para>The values of these variables must be changed in every file to match
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- the proper setup.</para>
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+ <para>More than one DNS entry can be specified in the configuration file.</para>
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- <para>The <envar>IFACE</envar> variable defines the interface name,
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- for example, eth0. It is required for all network device configuration
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- files.</para>
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+ </sect3>
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- <para>The <envar>SERVICE</envar> variable defines the method used for
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- obtaining the IP address. The LFS-Network-Scripts package has a modular
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- IP assignment format, and creating additional files in the <filename
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- class="directory">/lib/services/</filename> directory allows other IP
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- assignment methods. This is commonly used for Dynamic Host Configuration
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- Protocol (DHCP), which is addressed in the BLFS book.</para>
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+ <sect3 id="systemd-networkd-dhcp">
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+ <title>DHCP Configuration</title>
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- <para>The <envar>GATEWAY</envar> variable should contain the default
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- gateway IP address, if one is present. If not, then comment out the
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- variable entirely.</para>
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+ <para>The command below creates a basic configuration file for
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+ DHCP setup:</para>
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- <para>The <envar>PREFIX</envar> variable contains the number of
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- bits used in the subnet. Each octet in an IP address is 8 bits. If the
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- subnet's netmask is 255.255.255.0, then it is using the first three octets
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- (24 bits) to specify the network number. If the netmask is 255.255.255.240,
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- it would be using the first 28 bits. Prefixes longer than 24 bits are
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- commonly used by DSL and cable-based Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
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- In this example (PREFIX=24), the netmask is 255.255.255.0. Adjust the
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- <envar>PREFIX</envar> variable according to your specific subnet.
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- If omitted, the PREFIX defaults to 24.</para>
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+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/systemd/network/10-dhcp-eth0.network << "EOF"
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+<literal>[Match]
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+Name=eth0
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- <para>For more information see the <command>ifup</command> man page.</para>
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-
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- </sect2>
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-
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- <sect2>
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- <title>Configuring the Network Interface Card at boot</title>
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-
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- <para>Enabling of the Network Interface Card configuration is
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- done per interface. To enable Network Interface Card
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- configuration at boot, run:</para>
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-
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-<screen><userinput>systemctl enable ifupdown@eth0</userinput></screen>
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-
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- <para>To disable previously enabled Network Interface
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- Card configuration at boot, run:</para>
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-
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-<screen><userinput>systemctl disable ifupdown@eth0</userinput></screen>
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-
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- <para>To manually start the Network Interface Card configuration,
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- run:</para>
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+[Network]
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+DHCP=yes</literal>
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+EOF</userinput></screen>
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-<screen><userinput>systemctl start ifupdown@eth0</userinput></screen>
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+ <para>Note that <command>systemd-networkd</command> can only handle
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+ DHCPv4. DHCPv6 support is a work in progress.</para>
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- <para>Replace eth0 with the correct Network Interface Card
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- name as described on the beginning of this page.</para>
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+ </sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect2>
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resolve Internet domain names to IP addresses, and vice versa. This is
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resolve Internet domain names to IP addresses, and vice versa. This is
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best achieved by placing the IP address of the DNS server, available
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best achieved by placing the IP address of the DNS server, available
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from the ISP or network administrator, into
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from the ISP or network administrator, into
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- <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>. Create the file by running the
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- following:</para>
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+ <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>.</para>
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+
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+ <para>When using <command>systemd-networkd</command> for network
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+ configuration, another daemon, <command>systemd-resolved</command>,
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+ is responsible for creating the <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>
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+ file. It is, however, placed in a non-standard location which is
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+ writable since early boot, so it is necessary to create a symlink
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+ to it by running the following command:</para>
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+
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+<screen><userinput>ln -sfv /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf</userinput></screen>
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+
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+ <para>If static <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> is desired, create
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+ it by running the following command:</para>
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<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/resolv.conf << "EOF"
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<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/resolv.conf << "EOF"
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<literal># Begin /etc/resolv.conf
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<literal># Begin /etc/resolv.conf
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</sect2>
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</sect2>
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+ <sect2 id="ch-scripts-hostname">
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+ <title>Configuring the system hostname</title>
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+
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+ <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hostname">
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+ <primary sortas="d-hostname">hostname</primary>
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+ <secondary>configuring</secondary>
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+ </indexterm>
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+
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+ <para>During the boot process, the file <filename>/etc/hostname</filename>
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+ is used for establishing the system's hostname.</para>
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+
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+ <para>Create the <filename>/etc/hostname</filename> file and enter a
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+ hostname by running:</para>
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+
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+<screen><userinput>echo "<replaceable><lfs></replaceable>" > /etc/hostname</userinput></screen>
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+
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+ <para><replaceable><lfs></replaceable> needs to be replaced with the
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+ name given to the computer. Do not enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name
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+ (FQDN) here. That information is put in the
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+ <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file.</para>
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+
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+ </sect2>
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+
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+ <sect2 id="ch-scripts-hosts">
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+ <title>Customizing the /etc/hosts File</title>
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+
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+ <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts">
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+ <primary sortas="e-/etc/hosts">/etc/hosts</primary>
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+ </indexterm>
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+
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+ <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts">
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+ <primary sortas="d-localnet">localnet</primary>
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+ <secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary>
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+ </indexterm>
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+
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+ <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts">
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+ <primary sortas="d-network">network</primary>
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+ <secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary>
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+ </indexterm>
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+
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+ <para>Decide on the IP address, fully-qualified domain name (FQDN), and
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+ possible aliases for use in the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file. The
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+ syntax is:</para>
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+
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+<screen><literal>IP_address myhost.example.org aliases</literal></screen>
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+
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+ <para>Unless the computer is to be visible to the Internet (i.e., there is
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+ a registered domain and a valid block of assigned IP addresses—most
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+ users do not have this), make sure that the IP address is in the private
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+ network IP address range. Valid ranges are:</para>
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+
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+<screen><literal>Private Network Address Range Normal Prefix
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+10.0.0.1 - 10.255.255.254 8
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+172.x.0.1 - 172.x.255.254 16
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+192.168.y.1 - 192.168.y.254 24</literal></screen>
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+
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+ <para>x can be any number in the range 16-31. y can be any number in the
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+ range 0-255.</para>
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+
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+ <para>A valid private IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for
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+ this IP could be lfs.example.org.</para>
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+
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+ <para>Even if not using a network card, a valid FQDN is still required.
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+ This is necessary for certain programs to operate correctly.</para>
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+
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+ <para>Create the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para>
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+
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+<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF"
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+<literal># Begin /etc/hosts (network card version)
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+
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+127.0.0.1 localhost
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+<replaceable><192.168.0.2></replaceable> <replaceable><HOSTNAME.example.org></replaceable> <replaceable>[alias1] [alias2] ...</replaceable>
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+
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+# End /etc/hosts (network card version)</literal>
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+EOF</userinput></screen>
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+
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+ <para>The <replaceable><192.168.0.2></replaceable> and
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+ <replaceable><HOSTNAME.example.org></replaceable> values need to be
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+ changed for specific uses or requirements (if assigned an IP address by a
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+ network/system administrator and the machine will be connected to an
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+ existing network). The optional alias name(s) can be omitted.</para>
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+
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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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+
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+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF"
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+<literal># Begin /etc/hosts (no network card version)
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+
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+127.0.0.1 <replaceable><HOSTNAME.example.org></replaceable> <replaceable><HOSTNAME></replaceable> localhost
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+
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+# End /etc/hosts (no network card version)</literal>
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+EOF</userinput></screen>
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+
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+ </sect2>
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+
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</sect1>
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</sect1>
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