Re: Bug#58713: Further info on ssh not using /etc/hosts
severity 58713 normal
reassign 58713 libc6
thanks
On Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 04:09:24PM +0000, Ben Armstrong wrote:
> Hmm ... I *just* noticed that this bug is "fixed" according to
> the bug db. I'm guessing that between 1.2.2-2 (the changelog
> says Tommi Virtanen <tv@debian.org> fixed this bug in that version:
>
> * Added --with-ipv4-default workaround to a glibc bug causing
> slow DNS lookups, as per UPGRADING. Use -6 to really use
> IPv6 addresses. (closes: #57891, #58744, #58713, #57970)
> )
>
> and 1.2.2-1.4, one of the subsequent NMUs reverted the bugfix. Either
> that, or the /etc/hosts issue was not related to --with-ipv4-default. I
> don't have access to an older ssh package to confirm this, however.
-1.2 didn't fix it, and it behaves the same in -1.4, it's caused by a
glibc resolving function... IIRC it tries to resolve AAAA adresses before
looking A addresses up in the /etc/hosts file. Anyway, it's not fixed with
that supposed workaround, at least not for me.
We may not like the behaviour, but I'm still not sure whether it's a feature
or a bug... severity normal for now - Espy (glibc maintainer) will know how
to take care of it.
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