[oS-EN] Zero bytes /etc/hosts

"Carlos E. R. via openSUSE Users" <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Aug 2026 12:48:09 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.suse.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

Bumpy morning.

Power on my laptop, restore from hibernation, it locks with black=20
display. Happens too much recently.

Reboot

postfix fails.

localhost fails to resolve.

/etc/hosts is gone, has zero bytes.

I try to mount the backup disk - thunar refuses.

Reboot to previous kernel. Problem persists. Manage to mount backup=20
manually, restore /etc/hosts.

Normality.

What could have zeroed /etc/hosts? Dated this morning boot time.

Journal:

Aug 01 12:11:59 Laicolasse.valinor dnsmasq[1673]: read /etc/hosts - 0 name=
s

System: see signature.


=2D-=20
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.

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