[ale] Name resolution (nsswitch.conf)

[Gene Matthews]

OK, what a moron I am.  ping, etc., is resolving just fine out of 
/etc/hosts.  Of course, the nslookup is never going to resolve anything 
out of /etc/hosts.  brainfart!

gene



Gene Matthews wrote:

> And /etc/host.conf contains
> 
> order hosts,bind
> 
> 
> What am i missing?
> 
> 
> gene
> 
> 
> 
> Dave Brooks wrote:
> 
>> echo "lookup file bind" >> /etc/resolv.conf.
>> ;)
>>
>> -Dave
>>
>> Gene Matthews writes:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm running RH7.1 on my laptop and I can't get the name resolution to 
>>> act the way I want it to.
>>>
>>> My nsswitch.conf:
>>>
>>> passwd:         compat
>>> group:          compat
>>> shadow:         compat
>>>
>>> hosts:          files [NOTFOUND=return] dns
>>> networks:       nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
>>> ethers:         nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
>>> protocols:      nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
>>> rpc:            nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
>>> services:       nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
>>>
>>>
>>> What I want is for /etc/hosts to be checked first, and then try 
>>> whatever DNS server resolv.conf points to next.
>>>
>>> I can't seem to resolve anything in the hosts file.
>>>
>>>
>>> My /etc/hosts:
>>>
>>> 127.0.0.1 localhost
>>> 192.168.123.189 matthew
>>>
>>> If I do an nslookup on matthew, it doesn't resolve.  I doesn't even 
>>> appear to look at the hosts file.
>>>
>>> There is probably something stupid i am (or am not) doing.  I have 
>>> done a little searching out on Red Hat's site for any mention of a 
>>> bug/fix but haven't found one.
>>>
>>> I'm a unix admin (at least I THINK I am!) and this should be a simple 
>>> problem to solve?!?!?
>>>
>>> BTW, I have completely removed the nsswitch.conf file and still get 
>>> the same results; it ALWAYS checks the DNS server and not the hosts 
>>> file.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>
>>> Gene
>>>
>>>
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