Is your /etc/hosts file healthy? Surprisingly I came across multiple systems over the years with errors in it. Typically discovered with audit tool Lynis.
Just updated a related blog post: https://linux-audit.com/is-your-etc-hosts-file-healthy/
#linux #devops
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2024-11-17 15:58:56
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