Re: /etc/hosts problem
Did you try the line hosts:...... on /etc/nsswitch.conf??
it shold look something like this :
hosts: files dns
On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Fredrik Ax wrote:
>
> My problem is that the /etc/hosts files doesn't seem to be used
> when resolving hostnames.
>
> I'm runing Debian 2.1 r2 with
> Linux kernel 2.2.11 (downloaded recompiled source)
> glibc 2.0.7 (libc6_2.0.7.19981211-6.deb)
> libresolv 2.0.7 (libc6_2.0.7.19981211-6.deb)
>
>
> Here are some config files. Things whithin <> of course
> have real values in the files.
>
> --- /etc/resolv.conf -----------------------------------
> nameserver 127.0.0.1
> search <domain1.net> <domain2.net> <domain3.net>
> nameserver <ipaddress>
> nameserver <ipaddress>
> nameserver <ipaddress>
>
>
> --- /etc/host.conf -------------------------------------
> order hosts,bind
> multi on
>
>
>
> --- /etc/hosts -----------------------------------------
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> <ipaddress1> <hostname1.domain1.net> <hostname1>
> <ipaddress2> <hostname2.domain2.net> <hostname2>
> <ipaddress3> <hostname3>
>
> ... and so on.
>
> I have a working nameserver and no problems with DNS registered
> names. But for hosts not in the DNS but only in the /etc/hosts
> file the names can't be resolved.
>
> Ex. (% == shell prompt):
>
> % ping <ipaddress3>
> PING <ipaddress3> (<ipaddress3>): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from <ipaddress3>: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.3 ms
> 64 bytes from <ipaddress3>: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.6 ms
> ...
>
> % ping <hostname3>
> ping: unknown host <hostname3>
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> TIA
> Fredrik
>
>
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