I’m trying to block a handful of websites by editing the /etc/hosts file for a disp-vm, but the hosts file doesn’t seem to be working. I’ve followed the documentation to use /rw/config/rc.local in the template. It definitely echos the lines to the /etc/hosts file of the disp-vms. The problem is my…

I seem to be periodically locked out of the server, (I can’t even copy my words out of this text box), so let’s see if this post works. @unman Yes! Have found that wget will obey the host rules while Firefox does not. Figured it out: I use Mullvad VPN,and they recommend using a SOCKS 5 Proxy to en…

Shouldn’t you use Firewall rules in your sys-firewall for these things?

No, not necessarily. Why is it documented ? Why are other people using it? (<-- for anyone checking that link, he got it working in the end).

I don’t think they are using hosts to block sites, and adding the domain/ip to the firewall would be the correct way to do it. hosts does not prevent you from connecting to the site, it only prevents the domain name lookup, you would still be able to connect to the IP.

hosts does not prevent you from connecting to the site, it only prevents the domain name lookup, you would still be able to connect to the IP. Yes - I type a name in the browser, DNS lookup happens and gets redirected to 127.0.0.1 by the entry in the hosts file. That’s the same as what the other …

It should work. Did you try restarting the qube?

rc.local is notorious of having issues to start on boot. Did you try to run it manually? Permissions on hosts file?

@renehoj Its a dispVM, so its restarted each time. Template was closed. @enmus I know the rc.local command has worked, because I can see the new lines in the dispVMs’ /etc/hosts file. Its the /etc/hosts file that is not working as I expect in the dispVM.

There have been issues in the past with firefox and the hosts file, but these have been resolved. This works for me with Fedora and Debian disposables, and up to date firefox. can you post your /etc/hosts file?

The dispvm gets its /etc/hosts file from its disposable template, e.g. fedora-36-dvm and that qube gets it from its template, e.g. fedora-36. So, if yyou put your /etc/hosts into that template, it works definitely. No idea, where you should put it if you’re using rc.local, but I remember having tro…

[image] GWeck: No idea, where you should put it if you’re using rc.local , but I remember having trouble with that file some time ago. rc.local should be edited in the dispvm-template (fedora-36-dvm) for changes to persist in all dispvms.

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