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diff --git a/docs/configuration/system/host-name.rst b/docs/configuration/system/host-name.rst index 79fae851..d062fc62 100644 --- a/docs/configuration/system/host-name.rst +++ b/docs/configuration/system/host-name.rst @@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ Static Hostname Mapping How an IP address is assigned to an interface in :ref:`ethernet-interface`. This section shows how to statically map an IP address to a hostname for local -(meaning on this VyOS instance) name resolution. +(meaning on this VyOS instance) name resolution. This is the VyOS equivalent to +`/etc/hosts` file entries. + +.. note:: Do *not* manually edit `/etc/hosts`. This file will automatically be + regenerated on boot based on the settings in this section, which means you'll + lose all your manual edits. Instead, configure static host mappings as follows. .. cfgcmd:: set system static-host-mapping host-name <hostname> inet <address> |