Re: Linux tries to talk to nameserver when accessing localhost (was Re: neighbour table overflow with Woody)

[Preben Randhol <randhol@pvv.org>]

Preben Randhol <randhol@pvv.org> wrote on 31/12/2000 (01:44) :

and nsswitch.conf :

% cat nsswitch.conf 
# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
# If you have the `glibc-doc' and `info' packages installed, try:
# `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file.

passwd:         compat
group:          compat
shadow:         compat

hosts:          files dns
networks:       files

protocols:      db files
services:       db files
ethers:         db files
rpc:            db files

netgroup:       nis

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