>> >> Hi, >> >> Why is /etc/hosts setup as: >> >> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost >> ^^^ >> >> by default. >> >> Why not: >> >> 127.0.0.1 localhost nameofmachine >> >huh ? but what is wrong with the existing one ? > >the middle column is for the dnsname of the machine, and the last one is for >the alias. Nothing wrong really, but is there any particular reason behind having localhost.localdomain as the dns name of the machine instead of just localhost Cheers, Fred
