You should not overload the 127.0.0.1 line with anything other than the localhost entries.
If your system isn't connected to a network, then invent an IP, e.g., the usual class-C 192.168.0.1 is as good as any, and use that entry to resolve the hostname. -- David N. Lombard My comments represent my opinions, not those of Intel Corporation. >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:oscar-users- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Edwards >Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:32 PM >To: Bernard Li >Cc: Johnston Michael J Contr AFRL/DES; [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] POSTFIX question > >It does mention that you need a hostname other than localhost, but >localhost is needed by a number of core system services. For some >reason FC2 (and RH9 before it) sets up your default /etc/hosts file as >something like > >127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost simpsons simpsons.af.mil > >if you said your fully qualified domain name was simpsons.af.mil (for >example). >I can see why you decided to remark out that whole line. What I >generally do is to separate the line to read > >127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost >192.168.1.1 simpsons.af.mil simpsons > >It seems to work anywayIn FC2 you have to do this by hand because the >gui helpfully hides the localhost line so that you don't decide its >not neccesary and remove it. > >On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:44:26 -0800, Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi Mike: >> >> Can you let us know where in the installation guide did it say to comment >> out localhost in /etc/hosts? I am just trying to find where it is... >> >> And no, I don't think you should comment it out... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Bernard >> >> ________________________________ >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Johnston >Michael >> J Contr AFRL/DES >> Sent: Mon 07/02/2005 2:40 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Oscar-users] POSTFIX question >> >> >> >> I have my OSCAR cluster running (thanks to the help of many of you) and >all >> seems to be working great. I did have a few questions though about >POSTFIX. >> I noticed that when booting up that the postfix service was failing. >It's >> not starting because it doesn't know where localhost is. Per the >> installation guide I #'d out the localhost in the /etc/hosts file. Since >> the hosts file is what's copied from the master node to the other nodes, >> none of them know what lochalhost is. I noticed that when I went to >NODE1 >> and added localhost behind its listing the postfix starts up just fine. >> >> My question is this; is postfix important and should I go to each node >and >> modify the hosts file so they all know what localhost is? Is this usual >or >> should OSCAR have added this line into the hosts at install. >> >> Thanks again for the support! >> >> Mike >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide >> Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. >> Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. >> http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click >> _______________________________________________ >> Oscar-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users >> > > >------------------------------------------------------- >SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide >Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. >Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. >http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click >_______________________________________________ >Oscar-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
