Restart any sercive after any changes in the hosts-file?

[ekke2]

If I change something with the context in the
hosts file, must I restart any services?
If I must, which services, must I restart?
Operating systenm is HP-Ux ver 11.00

[spex]

ekke2,

In general, changes to /etc/hosts take effect immediately. However, a reboot will be required if you change your server's hostname or IP address through /sbin/set_parms.

Check out:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=1002717

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=7300

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=886276

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[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom ekke2,

Short answer: no.

Serviceguard can go crazy if hostnames it expects to be there suddenly are not. Oracle may not like that much either.

You will need to look at what services use /etc/hosts to accurately answer your question.

SEP

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom ekke2,

Short answer: none.

Serviceguard can go crazy if hostnames it expects to be there suddenly are not. Oracle may not like that much either.

You will need to look at what services use /etc/hosts to accurately answer your question.

SEP

[Mustafa Gulercan]

hi;
i think you should check /etc/rc.confgi.d/netconf,and you may /sbin/init.d/net stop and start.
if you use service guard check /etc/cmclnodelist

regards;
mustafa