Re: Apache fails to start under RH7.1

["Jean-Christian Imbeault" <jean_christian@example.com>]

>The purpose of /etc/hosts is to get an IP address, given a
>hostname.

Ok. But what if this machine only has a private IP? Can I just give a name 
and not a FQDN?

>The entry in /etc/sysconfig/network tells the host what its
>name is.

So why can't I put that in /etc/hosts also then? Just asking, not 
complaining (yet) :)

Jc
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