Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:00:14 GMT From: "Philip M. Gollucci" <pgollucci@p6m7g8.com> To: apache@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/131563: [patch] Edit www/apache22/pkg-message to prompt user to add hostname to /etc/hosts Message-ID: <200902120600.n1C60Ebg017579@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/131563; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Philip M. Gollucci" <pgollucci@p6m7g8.com> To: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> Cc: "Philip M. Gollucci" <pgollucci@freebsd.org>, bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/131563: [patch] Edit www/apache22/pkg-message to prompt user to add hostname to /etc/hosts Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:52:10 -0500 Glen Barber wrote: > Right. Most of the apache startup problems on FreeBSD I see are > /etc/hosts related. Most of the users experiencing are "new" to > FreeBSD, and neglect adding their hostname to /etc/hosts. (I know I > still do on occasion.) Configuring the network in /sysinstall at install time does this for you. > I have successfully run Apache (2.0.x and 2.2.x) without a ServerName > directive but a resolvable address (/etc/hosts entry). While its good to have your hostname in /etc/hosts, it doesn't have to be a remote dns server can have it and answer it just fine. The pkg-message isn't meant to replace docs, rather it should really reference docs. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1024D/DB9B8C1C B90B FBC3 A3A1 C71A 8E70 3F8C 75B8 8FFB DB9B 8C1C Philip M. Gollucci (pgollucci@p6m7g8.com) c: 703.336.9354 Consultant - P6M7G8 Inc. http://p6m7g8.net Senior Sys Admin - RideCharge, Inc. http://ridecharge.com Contractor - PositiveEnergyUSA http://positiveenergyusa.com ASF Member - Apache Software Foundation http://apache.org FreeBSD Committer - FreeBSD Foundation http://freebsd.org Work like you don't need the money, love like you'll never get hurt, and dance like nobody's watching.
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