On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 12:17:03AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2006-11-21 15:49:07 +0100, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > Indeed your hosts.allow probably wasn't complete. In addition to > localhost, you should have added the hostname. Or perhaps the IP > address 127.0.0.1. > > > there often is no FQDN, as there is often no IP. > > The machine should always have a FQDN, though it may be resolved > locally only (in particular if your machine is not on a network). > Otherwise you'll have problems with software that requests it (I > don't think there's another portable way to fully identify the > machine).
I've had stand-alone (aka secure) boxes called localhost, with only the standard 127.0.0.1 /etc/hosts entry. Never had a problem. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
