Tag: fqdn

What Is /etc/hosts File and How To Create and Edit It?

New comers to the Linux generally asks for what is the purpose and usage of the /etc/hosts file. /etc directory holds

Host name is used to identify the systems like hosts, clients, servers etc. Host name provides human readable easy names

We generally see the term FQDN or Fully Qualified Domain Name and generally though that is is like a secret magic