Is there any reason why /etc/hosts would be missing the line,
127.0.0.1 localhost?
I just spent an hour trying to figure out why I could not connect
to postgresql using ``psql -h ...'', finally figuring out that
the /etc/hosts file was the problem.
Bill
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Bill Campbell wrote:> Is there any reason why /etc/hosts would be missing the line, > 127.0.0.1 localhost?no. nate
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Bill Campbell <centos at celestial.com> wrote:> Is there any reason why /etc/hosts would be missing the line, > 127.0.0.1 localhost?Nope. It's there by default in some form or another. By default, it usually looks like this -> 127.0.0.1 installname localhost.localdomain localhost ::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6 If you don't have anything like this in your /etc/hosts, you either need to find a mirror and begin yelling at responsible parties, or stalk whomever else has root on this particular machine. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell