Hosts File

Multiple files on your SUSE Linux system will allow you to modify DNS information. To work with the hosts file, which we have already discussed and worked with in the /etc directory, we will look at how to use YaST to make those same changes. As you saw earlier, open YaST and navigate to the Network Services menu in the YaST Control Center. Then select Host Names. A dialog box opens as shown in Figure 27.8.

Figure 27.8. Viewing the Host Configuration.

In this section you can change the hosts file from YaST, whereas we saw it edited in the vi editor before. You can do either, whichever is easier for you, depending on which tool you feel the most comfortable using to make your edits. If you are new to Linux, you should attempt to learn both, although the YaST way is easier than the vi editor at the shell prompt.