[Users] Reverse DNS really necessary?

[Yair Zaslavsky]

On 02/09/2012 12:26 AM, Floris Bos / Maxnet wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> oVirt's setup procedure seems to insist reverse DNS records are present.
> 
> When running engine-setup interactively, you are able to override this,
> but with automated installations it flat outs refuses to install:
> 
> ==
> [root at ovirt ~]# engine-setup --answer-file=answers
> Welcome to oVirt Engine setup utility
> The IP 192.168.88.102 does not hold a PTR record for the FQDN:
> ovirt.maxnet.eu
> Failed handling answer file: Error reading parameter HOST_FQDN from
> answer file
> ==
> 
> Kinda annoying requirment, when you only want to create a quick test setup.
> 
> 
> Was wondering where it is actually using reverse DNS for?
> 
Why not use the admin at internal user for quick test setus? (DB-Based
authentication).