i used a sudo nano /etc/hosts command to set an artificial direct url.
Needless to say, it was a mistake. Is there a way to effectively say to the OS, "Go back to normal" so that my browsers go back to using DNS to locate and access the website?
The command I used was "sudo nano /etc/hosts www.websitename.com websitename.com xxx.xxx.xx.xx"
I have all the contents.
Your help will be a tremendous stress reducer!
Thanks
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13
The answer turned out to be amazingly simple, though devilishly difficult to learn.
In Terminal, use the command "sudo nano /private/etc/hosts" to show a list of commands outstanding in Terminal
Select the command that you need to "erase" (actually just make ineffective, as it remains)
Put a hashmark # at the beginning of the line
Use the ^O command to make it stick, ENTER or RETURN, and ^X to exit Terminal
You're done.
It took four days to find this and five minutes to execute it. The magic search term was "bypass in Mac Terminal"
The answer turned out to be amazingly simple, though devilishly difficult to learn.
In Terminal, use the command "sudo nano /private/etc/hosts" to show a list of commands outstanding in Terminal
Select the command that you need to "erase" (actually just make ineffective, as it remains)
Put a hashmark # at the beginning of the line
Use the ^O command to make it stick, ENTER or RETURN, and ^X to exit Terminal
You're done.
It took four days to find this and five minutes to execute it. The magic search term was "bypass in Mac Terminal"
Bob Christensen wrote:
i used a sudo nano /etc/hosts command to set an artificial direct url.
Needless to say, it was a mistake. Is there a way to effectively say to the OS, "Go back to normal" so that my browsers go back to using DNS to locate and access the website?
The command I used was "sudo nano /etc/hosts www.websitename.com websitename.com xxx.xxx.xx.xx"
I have all the contents.
Your help will be a tremendous stress reducer!
Thanks
see if this is it—
Fixing a hacked up /etc/hosts file
Fixing a hacked /etc/hosts file - Apple Community
FYI, It is always best to make sure to have a backup of any files before you start to modify them so you can restore them if something goes wrong.
You do realize "nano" is a command line text editor? You can just launch nano with the file name for the file you want to edit which can allow you to delete those changes. The link also applies to macOS as far as how to use the "nano" editor.
You also should not be using commands you have found on the Internet without understanding them and what they do. Plus you should always consider how you will recover if something goes wrong since there are no safety nets when using the command line.
Thanks, but your suggestion is focused almost entirely on a hack situation dealing with pirated goods. Our situation is different, where we have a command that points to the root of our website. In this case we want to remove that command or cause it to stop operating.
HWTech -- Thanks for your answer. Given our situation, what file name should we be looking for? Or is there a list of files from which we could choose?
FWIW, we weren't "finding commands on the internet;" we were following the suggestions of one of trusted security vendors. They blew it; it happens. We're not happy, but are focused on the fix at the moment.
I'd like to undo a sudo nano command
