From 9762eb7e62a0ac89ad56d9a9dc3ba6af9915794e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerard Beekmans Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:36:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] updates (grammar mostly) git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1443 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter07/hosts.xml | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/chapter07/hosts.xml b/chapter07/hosts.xml index 9e36d8320..8b0c7fc1b 100644 --- a/chapter07/hosts.xml +++ b/chapter07/hosts.xml @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ If a network card is to be configured, you have to decide on the -IP-address, FQDN and possible aliases for use in the /etc/hosts file. An -example is: +IP-address, FQDN and possible aliases for use in the /etc/hosts file. The +syntax is: <my-IP> myhost.mydomain.org aliases @@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ IP-address range. Valid ranges are: be www.linuxfromscratch.org If you aren't going to use a network card, you still need to -come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for programs like Sendmail to operate -correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN). +come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for certain programs to operate +correctly. -If a network card is not going to be configured, a new file -/etc/hosts is created by running: +If a network card is not going to be configured, create the +/etc/hosts file by running: cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF" # Begin /etc/hosts (no network card version) @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN). # End /etc/hosts (no network card version) EOF -If a network card is to be configured, a new file -/etc/hosts is created by running: +If a network card is to be configured, create the +/etc/hosts file by running: cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF" # Begin /etc/hosts (network card version) @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN). Of course, the 192.168.1.1 and www.mydomain.org have to be changed to your liking (or requirements if assigned an IP-address by a network/system -administrator and this machine is planned to be connected to that +administrator and this machine is planned to be connected to am existing network).