topic /etc/netsvc.conf in Operating System - HP-UX

/etc/netsvc.conf

Nguyen Anh Tien — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 03:37:29 GMT

Pls explain for me the meaning of this file:
/etc/netsvc.conf

Re: /etc/netsvc.conf

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 03:45:58 GMT

Hi,

It is used in AIX for Name resolution order just /etc/nsswitch.conf as of HP-UX

http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/aix/aixprggd/progcomc/skt_translate.htm

-Arun

Re: /etc/netsvc.conf

RAC_1 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 03:53:02 GMT

HP-UX??

Re: /etc/netsvc.conf

Nguyen Anh Tien — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 03:55:25 GMT

Yes . My question for HPUX.
I am facing and confused with below question:
Identify the system file that should be updated to enable NIS in an HP-UX 11 environment.
A.) /etc/named.conf
B.) /etc/ns.conf
C.) /etc/resolv.conf
D.) /etc/nsswitch.conf
E.) /etc/netsvc.conf

Re: /etc/netsvc.conf

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 03:58:58 GMT

It is D.) /etc/nsswitch.conf

-Arun

Re: /etc/netsvc.conf

Nguyen Anh Tien — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:02:11 GMT

But boson say the correct answer is E.) /etc/netsvc.conf
see attached file.
I have same opion with you. D is answer

Re: /etc/netsvc.conf

RAC_1 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:04:19 GMT

It is surely D. Boson is wrong, unless the test is for AIX:-)

Re: /etc/netsvc.conf

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:06:21 GMT

Sometimes, Boson may give you wrong answers.
Try a search with google or search http://docs.hp.com for netsvc.conf, it gives nothing related to HP-UX.

-Arun

Re: /etc/netsvc.conf

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:10:27 GMT

From AIX /etc/netsvc.com

# The /etc/netsvc.conf file is used to specify the ordering of name resolution for
# gethostbyname, gethostbyname2, gethostbyaddr routines
# and alias resolution for the sendmail command.
# Any host setting defined in /etc/netsvc.conf file will override the default host order
# and the host setting given in the /etc/irs.conf file.
# The environment variable NSORDER overrides the host settings in the /etc/netsvc.conf file,
# which in turn overrides the host settings in the /etc/irs.conf file.
#
# To specify the host ordering, enter the following:
# hosts = value [, value]

-Arun

Re: /etc/netsvc.conf

Nguyen Anh Tien — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:26:37 GMT

Thank for all