No resolv.conf file presnet in /etc.

[Gulam Mohiuddin]

While installing VPO 6.0 I get the following message:

Cannot find /etc/resolv.conf, no name server defined.

Why this files is not present and how I can create this file.

Thanks,

[Rob Smith · Accepted solution]

You can just create the file in your /etc directory and put your name servers in it. Example.

vi /etc/resolv.conf

search zone.com
nameserver **.**.**.**
nameserver **.**.**.**
nameserver **.**.**.**

You can have up to three nameservers.

Hope this helps.
Rob

[Rita C Workman]

This file should be present to tell the system where the NAMED is running.....this file would be on your DNS server. You don't have this box set up for DNS, so you must resolv and tell the system which node/system has the named file. You need this to send email from the HPUX server.
You can simply create the file with vi. An example might be:
domain
nameserver

Hope this helps,
Rita

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Gulam:

This is an optional file that if present, enables DNS [see 'man 4 resolver'].

It contains entries that would look like:

domain mydot.com
nameserver 10.10.10.7
nameserver 10.10.10.8

It is used in conjunction with /etc/nsswitch.conf. Your 'nsswitch' file contains a line that looks like:

hosts: files [NOTFOUND=continue] dns

Look in /usr/newconfig/etc/nsswitch* for various templates for /etc/nsswitch.conf.

...JRF...

[Vincenzo Restuccia]

If you want configure /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf with SAM (Networking).