Scott Mcdermott wrote:
donald.ritchey AT exeloncorp DOT com on Wed 6/08 12:26 -0500:
How far do you want to take your paranoia? I take it
pretty far as a system admin, but I think I know where to
draw the line.
what are you talking about? you think if anyone with root on
any client amanda backs up, or the DNS admin, can restore
files from any amanda-backed-up machine, that is paranoia?
I'm glad you don't work for us...
I am not sure why you insist on clinging so stubbornly to
localhost for DLEs,
only because no one seems to have a solid technical reason
not want to use them, but just talk about some kind of
voodoo magic; I don't cling to using localhost at all, I'm
merely saying there is nothing wrong with it (and my backups
run fine with it)
use properly documented FQDNs for their systems.
ok how about localhost.localdomain. That's an FQDN.
seriously, I agree that the real machine name should be used
if only for correctness; I only wish to understand WHY it is
said to be wrong and cause problems.
There is nothing wrong. It only happens very ofteb, that people
start with one computer that is client and server itself. They
use localhost there. Then a few weeks/months later, they add
another client. More follow. And then they also want to switch
their server to some more powerful machine, or a machine with
a larger tapedrive.
That's were the trouble starts, but they don't see it yet.
Then they want to restore from some archived tape they had.
And they need to specify "localhost", but they mean the "other"
localhost...
Fill in the scenario yourself.
But if you only have one computer and it is the server and
client itself, then there is indeed no problem to using "localhost".
(But don't say we didn't warn you :-)
-- sitting on the beach, on my holiday, testing the wireless
network my provider put here... don't expect me to answer more
on this within 2 weeks or so - I'm on holiday...
--
Paul
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