could not resolve /etc/hosts if DNS resolver is configured

[Burhan Koni]

Hello
I have HP-UX 11i. if I configure DNS RESOLVER then the entries in /etc/hosts could not be resolved.

how can I get the resolution from both?

thank u

[Sunil Sharma_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You have to use /etc/nsswitch.conf file for this entry will be looks like this

hosts dns files

Regards

Sunil

[G. Vrijhoeven]

Hi,

Sunil is right the nsswitch.conf is the file to check. for hosts it uses dns and if not found it checks the file /etc/hosts.
To use DNS you need to configure the /etc/resolv.conf file.

If you do not have an DNS server just delete the dns entry in the nsswitch.conf file.

Gideon

[Joseph Loo]

hi,

create file and insert the line :

# vi /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts: files dns

and save.

this file will search /etc/hosts first and if the entry is not found proceed to the DNS.

regards.

[Pete Randall]

Actually, a proper nsswitch entry looks something like this:

hosts: files[NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue] dns [NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue TRYAGAIN=return] nis


Pete