1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/create_hdd.sh b/create_hdd.sh
index 38829da..8f65923 100755
--- a/create_hdd.sh
+++ b/create_hdd.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ mount -t sysfs sys /sys
 mkdir /dev/shm
 mount -t tmpfs shm /dev/shm
 mount -o remount,rw /
+ip link set up dev lo
+ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev lo
 ip link set up dev eth0
 ip addr add ${STAGE1_MACHINE_IP}/24 dev eth0
 ip route add default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0
@@ -68,6 +70,11 @@ cat > etc/resolv.conf <<EOF
 nameserver 192.168.1.1
 EOF
 
+# have a host name for IPv4 loopback
+cat > etc/hosts <<EOF
+127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
+EOF
+
 # SSH confiuration: nobody user and host keys, keys for key based login
 
 cat >> etc/group <<EOF