/etc/hosts isn't take effect

[zhenglq]

when i install patch bundle on my workstation running HPUX10.20,it tell me :

ERROR: "nms:/": The operation you have attempted is only allowed on target machines which have HP OpenView Software Distributor installed. To perform this operation, first run the HP OpenView Software distributor pushAgent(1m).
* Target connection failed for "nms:/".
ERROR: More information may be found in the daemon logfile on this target (default location is nms:/var/adm/sw/swagentd.log).
* Selection had errors.

I "ping nms.foo.com" ,it reply ok.
But when i delete the domian name foo.com from /etc/resolv.conf, and "ping nms",it reply "ping: unknown host nms" .

Thanks for your help

[Steven Sim Kok Leong · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To perform name resolution using /etc/hosts first before dns, insert this line into /etc/nsswitch.conf:

hosts: files [NOTFOUND=continue] dns

Also for the software distributor, it is good practice to insert in your /etc/hosts file the localhost:

127.0.0.1 nms nms.abc.com localhost

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong

[Steffi Jones_1]

Make sure you restart the swagentd after you did changes:

/usr/sbin/swagentd -r

SJ

[Sanjay_6]

Hi,

Do a "nslookup" on your system and see if the hostname and the ip are resolved correctly.

nslookup
> server_name
> Server_ip_addres
> exit

If you make any changes and the swinstall still gives problem, restart the swagentd process.

/usr/sbin/swagentd -r

Hope this helps.

Regds

[zhenglq]

I copy file nssw.filedns to /etc/nsswitch.conf,
and run "swagentd -r ",then everything is ok.

Thank you .