Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 06:21:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: rivers@dignus.com, tlambert@primenet.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: r-cmds and DNS and /etc/host.conf Message-ID: <199709231021.GAA03801@lakes.dignus.com>
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> > I guess, what I'm hinting at here, is that /etc/host.conf doesn't > > seem to be working for the r-cmds... > > > > Has anyone seen this behaviour? > > > > Are the r-cmds using their own resolver? And thus "by-passing" > > /etc/host.conf? > > It's something to do with gethostbyaddr(). I reported exactly this > problem about 3 weeks ago. > > You may notice it's the daemon. It might be something specific to the > way ruserok() is coded. 8-(. > My guess as well (particularly the ruserok() part...) I had discussed this in the 2.2.1 timeframe; but it wasn't bothering me as much then. Now that I'm "better connected" - it occurs much more frequently... so, I was bothered enough to mention it again. - Dave R. -
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