How can I make /etc/hosts writable by root in a Docker Container?

Question

I\'m new to using docker and am configuring a container.
I am unable to edit /etc/hosts (but need to for some software I\'m developing). Auto-edit (via sudo or root) of the

Answer 1

/etc/hosts is now writable as of Docker 1.2.

From Docker's blog:

Note, however, that changes to these files are not saved during a docker build and so will not be preserved in the resulting image. The changes will only “stick” in a running container.