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diff --git a/man/nss-myhostname.xml b/man/nss-myhostname.xml index 251bdecbad..a920ec334f 100644 --- a/man/nss-myhostname.xml +++ b/man/nss-myhostname.xml @@ -57,12 +57,11 @@ <refsect1> <title>Description</title> - <para><command>nss-myhostname</command> is a plugin for the GNU - Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality of the GNU C Library - (<command>glibc</command>), primarily providing hostname resolution - for the locally configured system hostname as returned by - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>. - The precise hostnames resolved by this module are:</para> + <para><command>nss-myhostname</command> is a plug-in module for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality of + the GNU C Library (<command>glibc</command>), primarily providing hostname resolution for the locally configured + system hostname as returned by + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>. The precise + hostnames resolved by this module are:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>The local, configured hostname is resolved to @@ -71,16 +70,16 @@ is on the local loopback) and the IPv6 address ::1 (which is the local host).</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>The hostname <literal>localhost</literal> (as well as any hostname ending in - <literal>.localhost</literal>, <literal>.localdomain</literal> or equal to <literal>localdomain</literal>) is - resolved to the IP addresses 127.0.0.1 and ::1.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The hostnames <literal>localhost</literal> and + <literal>localhost.localdomain</literal> (as well as any hostname + ending in <literal>.localhost</literal> or <literal>.localhost.localdomain</literal>) + are resolved to the IP addresses 127.0.0.1 and ::1.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>The hostname <literal>gateway</literal> is resolved to all current default routing gateway addresses, ordered by their metric. This assigns a stable hostname to the current gateway, useful for referencing it independently of the current network configuration state.</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> <para>Various software relies on an always-resolvable local @@ -93,29 +92,25 @@ changing <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is unnecessary, and on many systems, the file becomes entirely optional.</para> - <para>To activate the NSS modules, <literal>myhostname</literal> - has to be added to the line starting with - <literal>hosts:</literal> in - <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename>.</para> + <para>To activate the NSS modules, add <literal>myhostname</literal> to the line starting with + <literal>hosts:</literal> in <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename>.</para> - <para>It is recommended to place <literal>myhostname</literal> - last in the <filename>nsswitch.conf</filename> line to make sure - that this mapping is only used as fallback, and that any DNS or - <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> based mapping takes - precedence.</para> + <para>It is recommended to place <literal>myhostname</literal> last in the <filename>nsswitch.conf</filename>' + <literal>hosts:</literal> line to make sure that this mapping is only used as fallback, and that any DNS or + <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> based mapping takes precedence.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> <title>Example</title> - <para>Here is an example <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> - file that enables <command>myhostname</command> correctly:</para> + <para>Here is an example <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file that enables + <command>nss-myhostname</command> correctly:</para> <programlisting>passwd: compat mymachines group: compat mymachines shadow: compat -hosts: files resolve mymachines <command>myhostname</command> +hosts: files mymachines resolve <command>myhostname</command> networks: files protocols: db files |