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From: rhh@ct.picker.com (Randall Hopper)
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Subject: Re: Strange DNS Query when "su" is run
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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 09:50:20 -0400 (EDT)
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>      I have 2.0.5 set up with SLIP across a modem link.  Whenever I "su" to
> root (or any user for that matter) on my FreeBSD box, FreeBSD issues a DNS
> query across my SLIP link for some reason.  If I have turned off my modem and

A follow-up to my original post.  My /etc/host.conf is set up to look at
hosts first and bind second (no nis).  If I comment out the bind, the DNS query
of course doesn't get sent across the SLIP link.

							Randall Hopper
							rhh@ct.picker.com