Bob, Thanks. Let us know what your sysadmins think. > The matching output from nsswitch.conf: > hosts: files dns Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: RVC-520134 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.