-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Greg Meyer wrote:
> Well whatever the solution is, GNOME won't start without error until I hard > code localhost.localdomain into /etc/hosts. Yes, we all know this, we are just trying to find the best solution. > > This behavior has existed for as long as I can remember. I install mandrake, > start up GNOME, get the error, say to myself, "Oh yeah, forgot about that," > log out, change /etc/hosts, log in and all is hunky dory. Then, you change your hostname to myarbname.local, and you have to do it again, but make it not: > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost but: 127.0.0.1 localhost myarbname.local Which explains why the solution is not to hardcode localhost.localdomain in /etc/hosts. Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+W3vjrJK6UGDSBKcRAjR4AKCYAlTW3klEjNg8pT5OWTmv6Iz/VwCdHPis iHLeW4CFTMv0mabKpCl9bq0= =iKQH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
