[TriLUG] Slightly OT: editing /etc/hosts in Mac

[Breandan Dezendorf]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Brian McCullough <bdmc at buadh-brath.com> wrote:
> I need to help a Mac-friend add an entry to his /etc/hosts file.
>
> I was able to get him into a terminal, and using vi, edited the file,
> but ran into permission errors when I tried to save it.
>
> Would sudo work, or is there a "more approved" method?

Be aware that files like /etc/hosts aren't ones that Apple's
installers are very careful with.  I've lost contents before when
doing major upgrades (10.4.x->10.5).  Also, keep in mind that the
.local domain is managed by mDNS, and I don't think entries in
/etc/hosts will influence that.

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Breandan Dezendorf
breandan at dezendorf.com