[rsyslog] How rsyslog derives hostname

[Harry Putnam]

> Hello Harry,
> Look at your /etc/host.conf file, it's most probably set up to look at the
> /etc/hosts file before the name servers.
> Regards,
> Sayan

Yup... that seems to be where its getting set at... thanks.
from /etc/host.conf
[...]
  # This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed. It
  # should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by
  # commas.  Valid methods are bind, hosts, and nis.
  #
order hosts, bind
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