How To Configure The "/etc/hosts" File On Linux (Doc ID 242490.1)

Last updated on MAY 08, 2020

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux OS - Version Enterprise Linux 4.0 and later
Linux x86
Linux x86-64

This article will show you how to properly configure the "/etc/hosts" file on a Linux platform.

This is intended for Linux system administrators and Linux DBAs with system administration skills.

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