> > You don't need to edit it on the server; just use any handy computer. > You need only tinker with the configuration on the client, not the > server. >
Hmm true , Ok i can widen the problem statement but editing /etc/hosts still looks Ok for my test server . ( Thinking of putting this as a nagios plugin on the servers .. that will not be a viable right now ) Thanks chris. ~saurabh -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list