Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 03:07:04 +1000 From: Mark.Andrews@isc.org To: nicholas harteau <nrh@ikami.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /etc/hosts: localhost Message-ID: <200208211707.g7LH74Oj001954@drugs.dv.isc.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:19:43 EST." <20020821031943.GT29960@ikami.com>
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> > Sometime recently /etc/hosts seems to have been changed such that: > > ::1 localhost > lies before > 127.0.0.1 localhost > > making some applications (bind9.2.1's rndc bit me in the ass) bomb out > when trying to connect to 'localhost' in this context. > > is there a real compelling reason to put the ipv6 variant first? Well 9.3 will look at all addresses, but as rndc is part of the nameservice it is better if it does *not* rely on the nameservices being configured correctly to work. We suggest using IP address instead of localhost in rndc.conf. Mark > > -- > nicholas harteau > nrh@ikami.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews@isc.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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