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@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +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 + +$Id$ |