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Tiffany, > - echo $HOSTALIASES - no output No gethostbyname(3) alias file. Ok. > - cat /etc/hosts.conf - for this one there isn't a hosts.conf but there is a > host.conf My mistake. "host.conf" is correct. > and a hosts > [tmsweene@srphyldm01 etc]$ cat hosts > 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4 > ::1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6 > 10.199.102.202 localhost.srp.gov localhost srphyldm01.srp.gov srphyldm01 > 148.126.102.53 tdwr-nat Small /etc/hosts file will irrelevant entries. Ok. > [tmsweene@srphyldm01 etc]$ cat host.conf > multi on Have the resolv+ library return all valid addresses for a host that appears in /etc/hosts, instead of only the first. Resolution order is the default: named(8), then etc/hosts. Ok. > - ps -ef | grep named - did both sudo user and ldm user > [tmsweene@srphyldm01 /]$ ps -ef | grep named > tmsweene 7318 15403 0 12:43 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto named > > [ldm@srphyldm01 ~]$ ps -ef | grep named > ldm 7562 7354 0 12:44 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto named No resolver daemon running. Ok. > - grep dontpanic /etc/hosts - no output! Target host doesn't appear in /etc/hosts. Ok. I think I might know the problem. For completeness, however, would you please send me the output of the command env | grep RESOLV Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: BSF-129906 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.