Re: Strange rpc.svcgssd behavior

[Valentijn Sessink <valentyn@blub.net>]

Op 17-11-10 18:51, Chuck Lever schreef:
> The hostname is added to localhost entries in /etc/hosts because some
> applications require at least one entry with the local host's
> hostname in /etc/hosts.  When a system comes up with all of its
> network interfaces offline and without any IP addresses assigned,
> what else can be done?

Read /etc/hostname?

Adding "localhost" entries to /etc/hosts does nothing for applications 
that require an entry with the hostname in /etc/hosts, *unless* the 
hostname is "localhost". Now as Networkmanager (apparently) sets the 
hostname to "localhost", I can see why Networkmanager wants to add 
"localhost" to /etc/hosts afterwards. But hey, we might as well set the 
hostname to everyone.loves.networkmanager, then add *that* to /etc/hosts 
and run into problems.

Please note, that /etc/hosts has nothing to do with the hostname, it's 
only a way to statically (and locally) add things to the resolver.
[...]
> for the host is added to /etc/hosts, and then added back to the
> localhost entries when all network interfaces are disabled.

I don't think adding or not adding them to /etc/hosts makes any 
difference. I'd guess that calling sethostname() causes problems.

V.