Subject: Re: [vserver] localhost - The Cliff Notes version?
From: "Vince M. Clark" <vclark@globalera.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:09:08 -0700 (MST)
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:09:08 -0700 (MST)
I'm a jack of all trades, master of none so my depth of knowledge with vserver is limited.
But I do use it on a Debian host, and every time I create a vserver I always add localhost
to /etc/hosts. I've never understood the underlying reasons for why I must do this,
I just know that it usually solves my problem with most apps. The only exception is
Zimbra. I beat my head against the wall for days trying to get Zimbra to install on
a vserver and finally gave up and allocated dedicated hardware. 

I guess my point is that I haven't run into an application yet that has a localhost
problem except Zimbra. Is there a deeper localhost problem than simply adding it to
/etc/hosts? 

Vince Clark 
Global Era 
The Freedom of Open Source 
vclark@globalera.com 
(303) 493-6723 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Drage" <jasond@ibsglobalweb.com> 
To: vserver@list.linux-vserver.org 
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 5:59:02 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver 
Subject: Re: [vserver] localhost - The Cliff Notes version? 


> I've hacked my way through this but I think from watching this list 
> there must be an easier way to get around the messages/errors. 
This is exactly the issue I have with vserver localhost - we shouldn't 
have to hack applications or installers. 
Far better to fix this in one place - the vserver code - rather that 
have every admin have to hack every application that assumes localhost 
will function like it always has. 

-- Jason 


I'm a jack of all trades, master of none so my depth of knowledge with vserver is limited. But I do use it on a Debian host, and every time I create a vserver I always add localhost to /etc/hosts. I've never understood the underlying reasons for why I must do this, I just know that it usually solves my problem with most apps. The only exception is Zimbra. I beat my head against the wall for days trying to get Zimbra to install on a vserver and finally gave up and allocated dedicated hardware.

I guess my point is that I haven't run into an application yet that has a localhost problem except Zimbra. Is there a deeper localhost problem than simply adding it to /etc/hosts?

Vince Clark
Global Era
The Freedom of Open Source
vclark@globalera.com
(303) 493-6723

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Drage" <jasond@ibsglobalweb.com>
To: vserver@list.linux-vserver.org
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 5:59:02 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver
Subject: Re: [vserver] localhost - The Cliff Notes version?


> I've hacked my way through this but I think from watching this list
> there must be an easier way to get around the messages/errors.
This is exactly the issue I have with vserver localhost - we shouldn't
have to hack applications or installers.
Far better to fix this in one place - the vserver code - rather that
have every admin have to hack every application that assumes localhost
will function like it always has.

-- Jason