Name Resolution

[Jim Booker]

Using a static ip on RedHat 7.2 -
nslookup on a hostname that is NOT
in dns will not resolve from the /etc/host file. I have tried moving resolv.conf to a different name. My nsswitch.conf looks like this:
hosts: files nisplus dns

[Christopher Caldwell]

Did you try stopping/starting named?

[Tim D Fulford]

Hi

try to use nsquery

# nsquery hosts

This is more "verbose" about where it is resolving from than nslookup.

Tim

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Jim,

Try this link on how to configure /etc/nsswitch.conf file,

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/B2355-90685_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/8-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/8-toc.html&searchterms=nsswitch.conf&queryid=20020111-083420

and the /etc/resolv.conf file,

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/B2355-90685_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/26-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/26-toc.html&searchterms=resolv.conf&queryid=20020111-083522

and how to troubleshoot DNS problems,

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/B2355-90685_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/34-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/34-toc.html&searchterms=nsswitch.conf&queryid=20020111-083420

hope this helps.

Regds