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["Andraž 'ruskie' Levstik" <ruskie AT mages.ath.cx>]

On 16:32:34 2007-07-30 Matthew Clark <matthewclark AT inlesserterms.net> wrote:
> 
> I have a question that Google can't seem to help me with.  I know this  
> isn't SMGL specific, but I figured "What better group to ask?":
> 
> One of my SMGL servers appears to be ignoring the /etc/hosts file.  I  
> get errors in various things that cannot resolve 'localhost' (and,  
> yes, that line is in the hosts file).  I even placed a bogus name and  
> IP address in there as a test, and that confirmed that the file is,  
> indeed, being ignored.
> 
> Any reason the /etc/hosts file would be ignored?
> 

Check: /etc/nsswitch.conf

hosts:      files nisplus nis dns

Should have files in it... if not I'd guess tha might be it...

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