Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 13:21:52 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> To: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem in 2.1.5 install and loopback interface. Message-ID: <199608161821.NAA16102@brasil.moneng.mei.com> In-Reply-To: <199608161702.TAA25462@keltia.freenix.fr> from "Ollivier Robert" at Aug 16, 96 07:02:32 pm
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> According to Thomas David Rivers: > > Well - if your using a nameserver, and the machine booting happens > > to *be* the nameserver, this won't work. Since named isn't > > up yet (how could it be before the interfaces are configured?), > > you can't resolve the name "localhost" > > > > This should probably change to: > > > > ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1" > > You should use "hosts, bind" in /etc/host.conf and populate /etc/hosts with > some important values like localhost and your primary interfaces. That way, > you don't need a DNS for booting. So I am NOT the only person who feels this way :-) Can anybody explain the reason that it is done the other way around right now? It seems to me that if you specify something in /etc/hosts, there must be a really freakin' good reason for it, so why not have the system abide by your wishes? ... JG
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