Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:16:57 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD@keyslapper.org> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: resolv.conf - hosts Message-ID: <20041118221656.GD5086@keyslapper.org> In-Reply-To: <47f8d931041118140915504817@mail.gmail.com> References: <47f8d9310411181243ef6862d@mail.gmail.com> <20041118140601.B41912@bsd.billschoolcraft.com> <47f8d931041118140915504817@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/18/04 04:09 PM, Brian Henning sat at the `puter and typed: > On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:06:33 -0800 (PST), Bill Schoolcraft > <bill@wiliweld.com> wrote: > > At Thu, 18 Nov 2004 it looks like Brian Henning composed: > > > > > > > > > Greetings All: > > > > > > Is it possible to add a line above that name server entries in the > > > resolv.conf file that will tell the system to check the hosts file for > > > a resolution before querying the dns server(s)? > > > > That is normally done in /etc/nsswitch.conf > > > > -- > > Bill Schoolcraft > > PO Box 210076 > > San Francisco,CA 94121 > > http://billschoolcraft.com > > > > "We can find no wealth above a healthy body and a happy heart." > > > > > > > I am running FBSD 4.10, does the /etc/nsswitch.conf file work on > freebsd 4.10 or is it just for 5.X? That's new in 5.3. 4.10 still uses /etc/host.conf. In 5.3, /etc/host.conf is automagically generated from /etc/nsswitch.conf. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ Anything cut to length will be too short.
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