[rhn-users] hostname in 'localhost' line of /etc/hosts

[Riley, Liz (ACHE)]

> does anybody know why  all RedHat installations writes the
> hostname into the file /etc/hosts behind the line
>    127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost   myhost


Interesting.

Mine doesn't have the "myhost" at the end. In fact, mine leaves that
line well alone..

As 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

Its actual IP is on the line below such as

x.x.x.x myhost myhost.mydomain.com

Ive not seen it mix like that..

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