XCode 6 Simulator ignores hosts file changes

Question

I have a client-server App, in order to test it with Simulator I have a server on a virtual machine and I change mac\'s hosts file (/etc/hosts) so I can get there.

I

Answer 1

Solution:

Make sure you add each host alias on different line:

# Wrong!
  127.0.0.1 example.com www.example.com

# Good
  127.0.0.1 example.com
  127.0.0.1 www.example.com

My story:

I had the same issue with Xcode 6.

There is a bug or behaviour change in OSX related to /etc/hosts.

If I add more host aliases on the same line in OSX's /etc/hosts file, iOS simulator gives me the same error. But if I add each host alias on it's own line, iOS simulator works as I expect it to.

Answer 2

Have you tried flushing the DNS cache with the command

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

before quitting and relaunching the iOS Simulator ?