Why does the system append the hostname in /etc/hosts instead of just changing it when using GUI ?
Issue
When using GUI with the commands:
# setup
# system-config-network
in order to change the hostname, /etc/hosts shows that the system automatically appends the new hostname instead of replacing the old one.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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