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On 11/28/05, Alexander Kirillov <nevis2us@××××××××.su> wrote: |
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> >>The local resolver lib will use either /etc/hosts file or dns queries in |
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> >>the order defined in your /etc/host.conf |
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> > You mean /etc/nsswitch.conf? |
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> I probably do. Is /etc/host.conf still of any use? |
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Actually, I'm not sure. I've always edited nsswitch.conf to get it to |
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do what I want, with good results. |
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I see with strace that when I ping <somehost>, both nsswitch.conf and |
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host.conf are opened. The man pages don't reveal anything about their |
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relationship, so I guess I'll have to take a look at the glibc sources |
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tonight. |
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-Richard |
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