+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #665962 +++ Description of problem: /etc/host.conf gives no indication that it has been deprecated. Adding comment to the file would be helpful for new users. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): setup How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. cat /etc/host.conf Actual results: no indication it is deprecated Expected results: Should be documented in man pages, /etc/host.conf file itself Additional info: reference - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=144687
Well - I tend to say this is NOTABUG - as /etc/host.conf is still in use in glibc (recently we added multi on option to default /etc/host.conf to allow localhost alias even on IPv6 machine). Anyway - man page documenting host.conf file is coming from man-pages package and glibc resolve/res_hconf.c still uses /etc/host.conf - so I think https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=144687 is no longer correct. Feel free to explain why it should be considered deprecated - and discuss this with glibc maintainer - Andreas Schwab - first. Closing NOTABUG - file still in use (and res_hconf.c uses it by default - with no use of nsswitch.conf).
host.conf is in fact used by glibc is not completely obsolete. But there is no reason for it to be installed by default with the line: order bind,hosts since the order keyword is precisely the one that does not do anything anymore. Keeping this intact in a default installation gives the wrong impression that the line is in use. At the minimum, we could remove this 'order' line and install a blank file in case removal of the file creates confusion about the file not being in use at all. Can we reopen this bz?