Reply to post: Re: Not a *nix admin so is having to resolve a DNS name during bootup a common issue?

systemd'oh! DNS lib underscore bug bites everyone's favorite init tool, blanks Netflix

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Re: Not a *nix admin so is having to resolve a DNS name during bootup a common issue?

I wouldn't say common....

But the issue of needing to resolve DNS on boot can arise if, for example, you want to mount shared drives on boot, using a host name, rather than an IP address.

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