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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion content/actions/concepts/runners/github-hosted-runners.md
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Expand Up @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ If your workflows depend on network allowlists or Azure SDK credentials, running

In addition, if the workflow run has been successfully queued, but has not been processed by a {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runner within 45 minutes, then the queued workflow run is discarded.

## The `etc/hosts` file
## The `/etc/hosts` file

{% data reusables.actions.runners-etc-hosts-file %}

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{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners are provisioned with an `etc/hosts` file that blocks network access to various cryptocurrency mining pools and malicious sites. Hosts such as MiningMadness.com and cpu-pool.com are rerouted to localhost so that they do not present a significant security risk.
{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners are provisioned with an `/etc/hosts` file that blocks network access to various cryptocurrency mining pools and malicious sites. Hosts such as MiningMadness.com and cpu-pool.com are rerouted to localhost so that they do not present a significant security risk.
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