diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/getting_started.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/getting_started.adoc index f46c5cf85a5..9d463f16a0c 100644 --- a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/getting_started.adoc +++ b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/getting_started.adoc @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Apart from downloading HBase, this procedure should take less than 10 minutes. Prior to HBase 0.94.x, HBase expected the loopback IP address to be 127.0.0.1. Ubuntu and some other distributions default to 127.0.1.1 and this will cause -problems for you. See link:http://devving.com/?p=414[Why does HBase care about /etc/hosts?] for detail +problems for you. See link:https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20140104070155/http://blog.devving.com/why-does-hbase-care-about-etchosts[Why does HBase care about /etc/hosts?] for detail The following _/etc/hosts_ file works correctly for HBase 0.94.x and earlier, on Ubuntu. Use this as a template if you run into trouble. [listing]