AlexTheHopeful
Level 1
(2 points)
Q: Safari ignores hosts file
Safari (v9.0) seems to ignore the /private/etc/hosts file after I updated from Yosemite 10.10.3 to 10.10.5. My file looks like this:
---
##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
fe80::1%lo0 localhost
127.0.0.1 www.youtube.com youtube.com
fe80::1%lo0 www.youtube.com youtube.com
---
Characters seem to be ok: cat -vet /private/etc/hosts yields
---
$
##$
# Host Database$
#$
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface$
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.$
##$
127.0.0.1^Ilocalhost$
255.255.255.255^Ibroadcasthost$
::1^Ilocalhost$
fe80::1%lo0^Ilocalhost$
127.0.0.1^Iwww.youtube.com youtube.com$
fe80::1%lo0^Iwww.youtube.com youtube.com$
---
General resolving mechanism seems to work: Both ping and dscacheutil -q host -a name www.youtube.com yield 127.0.0.1 as IP address. But the site is not "blocked". Clearing the browser cache does not help.
Any help is MUCH appreciated.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
AlexTheHopeful
Level 1
(2 points)
Ok, I found the solution. For some reason using an alias after the official host name (as specified in man hosts) does not work with Safari 9.0 and Yosemite 10.10.5 any more. I have to start a new line for each alias. This works:
---
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
fe80::1%lo0 localhost
127.0.0.1 www.en.wikipedia.org
fe80::1%lo0 www.en.wikipedia.org
127.0.0.1 en.wikipedia.org
fe80::1%lo0 en.wikipedia.org
---
