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RHEL Name Resolution Local Host file and DNS
Posted on 2013-01-02
Unable to get name resolution from RHEL 5 /etc/hosts.
/etc/nsswitch.conf includes:
hosts: files dns
Example: /etc/hosts contains:
172.113.100.1 testsservername
host testservername returns: Host testsservername not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
Thanks
GSK
/etc/nsswitch.conf includes:
hosts: files dns
Example: /etc/hosts contains:
172.113.100.1 testsservername
host testservername returns: Host testsservername not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
Thanks
GSK
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