I had online support from adobe to solve an issue with my account and software was used so he could access my computer. One of the things he did was etc/host copy the file to desktop, delete everything and replace the empty file with the original. i wonder if this is a problem or risk. If i run terminal sudo nano /etc/hosts it is empty
Here is the default contents of my /etc/hosts file on Ventura 13.0.1:
##
# 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
In the modern age of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) where IP addresses are automatically assigned to the Mac from your router, you only need the above in the /etc/hosts file. It should not be empty though. The separation of the left content from the right content may be spaces or tabs.
Here is the default contents of my /etc/hosts file on Ventura 13.0.1:
##
# 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
In the modern age of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) where IP addresses are automatically assigned to the Mac from your router, you only need the above in the /etc/hosts file. It should not be empty though. The separation of the left content from the right content may be spaces or tabs.
Does it matter if it's Ventura or Catalina?
I doubt it as these are standard entries for localhost and broadcast host. Reboot your Mac after you have saved the /etc/hosts file.
Thanks! Does it matter if it's Ventura or Catalina?
I don't use Adobe but I can't imagine why they would need access to change your hosts file. Replace your hosts file with the one suggested by VikingOSX.
thank you - fixed
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