nslookup only works with root

[Mark Loy]

I have a N4000 running HPUX 11.0 trusted system. When I use nslookup as root I can resolve any server name on my network. If I use nslookup as any other user I get "can't find 'servername': No respose from server.

Thanx in advance.

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Mark,

Few things to check...

1) Do the users have .nslookuprc files in their home dirs?

2) Try using the -swdebug command line option when trying as a user

3) What are the perms on /etc/hosts? Should be 444 & owned by bin:bin

HTH,
Jeff

[John Bolene · Accepted solution]

Curious

sounds like a permissions problem

I have
/etc/nsswitch.conf 544
/etc/resolv.conf 544

what do you get from

nslookup
set deb
put what to lookup here

cntl-d to quit

[John Bolene]

I meant 644 on those files.

[Mark Loy]

My resolv.conf had permissions of 500. Changed it and nsswitch to 644 and everything works great.

Thanx for the quick responses!