Public bug reported: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Release: 18.04
$ LANG=C apt-cache policy systemd systemd: Installed: 237-3ubuntu10.22 Candidate: 237-3ubuntu10.22 Version table: *** 237-3ubuntu10.22 500 500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 237-3ubuntu10.19 500 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages 237-3ubuntu10 500 500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages 500 http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages $ head -1 /etc/hosts 127.0.2.1 foo # bar $ /usr/bin/systemd-resolve -4 bar expected ---------- bar: resolve call failed: 'bar' not found What happened instead --------------------- bar: 127.0.2.1 HOSTS(5) > Text from a "#" character until the end of the line is a comment, and is > ignored. This is fixed in upstream: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/10779 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/bd0052777981044cf54a1e9d6e3acb1c3d813656 Please backport to current LTS version. I accidentally connected to wrong systems because of this bug. ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: hosts systemd-resolve ** Summary changed: - systemd-resolve not ignoring comments /etc/hosts + systemd-resolve not ignoring comments in /etc/hosts -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1832672 Title: systemd-resolve not ignoring comments in /etc/hosts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1832672/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs