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@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -nss-myhostname is a GNU libc NSS module that statically translates the -local host name to the IP address 127.0.0.2 (which is on the loopback -device) and vice versa. - -This is useful to make sure that the local host name is always -resolvable. Some programs (such as sudo) require this functionality. - -Especially on embedded systems it may not be desirable to modify -/etc/hosts to match the current host name. - -It is a good idea to put this module as last resort in -/etc/nsswitch.conf, to make sure that other name service take -precedence. - --- Lennart Poettering, lennart [at] poettering [dot] de - -$Id$ |