<para><command>nss-myhostname</command> is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch
(NSS) functionality of the GNU C Library (<command>glibc</command>)
<para><command>nss-myhostname</command> is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch
(NSS) functionality of the GNU C Library (<command>glibc</command>)
- Various software relies on an always resolvable local host name. When
- using dynamic hostnames this is usually achieved by patching
+ Various software relies on an always-resolvable local hostname. When
+ using dynamic hostnames, this is usually achieved by patching
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> at the same time as changing the host
name. This however is not ideal since it requires a writable
<filename>/etc</filename> file system and is fragile because the file
might be edited by the administrator at the same time. <command>nss-myhostname</command>
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> at the same time as changing the host
name. This however is not ideal since it requires a writable
<filename>/etc</filename> file system and is fragile because the file
might be edited by the administrator at the same time. <command>nss-myhostname</command>
- simply returns all locally configure public IP addresses, or -- if none
- are configured -- the IPv4 address 127.0.0.2 (which is on the local
+ simply returns all locally configured public IP addresses, or, if none
+ are configured, the IPv4 address 127.0.0.2 (which is on the local
loopback) and the IPv6 address ::1 (which is the local host) for
whatever system hostname is configured locally. Patching
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is thus no longer necessary.</para>
loopback) and the IPv6 address ::1 (which is the local host) for
whatever system hostname is configured locally. Patching
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is thus no longer necessary.</para>