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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 @@ <?dbhtml filename="hosts.html" dir="chapter07"?> <para>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:</para> +IP-address, FQDN and possible aliases for use in the /etc/hosts file. The +syntax is:</para> <para><screen><my-IP> myhost.mydomain.org aliases</screen></para> @@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ IP-address range. Valid ranges are:</para> be www.linuxfromscratch.org</para> <para>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).</para> +come up with a FQDN. This is necessary for certain programs to operate +correctly.</para> -<para>If a network card is not going to be configured, a new file -<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is created by running:</para> +<para>If a network card is not going to be configured, create the +<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para> <para><screen><userinput>cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF"</userinput> # 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).</para> # End /etc/hosts (no network card version) <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para> -<para>If a network card is to be configured, a new file -<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is created by running:</para> +<para>If a network card is to be configured, create the +<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para> <para><screen><userinput>cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF"</userinput> # Begin /etc/hosts (network card version) @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ correctly (in fact; Sendmail won't run when it can't determine the FQDN).</para> <para>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).</para> </sect1> |