/etc/resolv.conf DNS configuration issue

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Hy,

The other day our primary DNS went down, and all the hp servers stop resolving names, it would switch to the secondary dns, if a used dig or nslookup in the server it worked ok, but when i used a ping, it wouldnt resolve the name, can someone splain me, how the /etc/resolv.conf works in HP-UX? , what timeout does it have switching from the primary to secondary?, can it be changed?


Thnx

[Chandan Kumar_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi Daniel,

Check out..

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90775/ch02s07.html

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90685/ch03s08.html

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i also have this in my nsswitch.


# /etc/nsswitch.files:
#
# @(#)B.11.11_LR
#
# An example file that could be copied over to /etc/nsswitch.conf; it
# does not use any name services.
#
passwd: files
group: files
hosts: files [NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue] dns [NOTFOUND=return UNAVAIL=continue TRYAGAIN=return]

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i would add this one:

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1153/ch06s02.html?btnNext=next%A0%BB

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2 great docs