hostname -i command output difference between RHEL6 and RHEL7 for IPv6

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Issue

  • On RHEL7 IPv6 system hostname -i command is giving IPv6 address in output.
  • RHEL6 IPv6 systems give only IPv4 address.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • hostname -i command
  • IPv6

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