[LDM #BSF-129906]: ldmd.conf question

Tiffany,

The "hosts" entry in your "etc/nsswitch" specifies "dns" (after "files") so 
that explains why dig(1) works.

Now we need to figure-out what is needed in order to get gethostbyname() 
working. I've asked our system administrator about this and expect an answer 
soon.

> Here is the resolv.conf:
> [ldm@srphyldm01 etc]$ cat resolv.conf
> # Updated from Satellite server
> domain srp.gov
> search srp.gov
> nameserver 10.1.200.8
> nameserver 10.253.250.1
> 
> Here is the nsswtich.conf:
> 
> [ldm@srphyldm01 etc]$ cat nsswitch.conf
> #
> # /etc/nsswitch.conf
> #
> # An example Name Service Switch config file. This file should be
> # sorted with the most-used services at the beginning.
> #
> # The entry '[NOTFOUND=return]' means that the search for an
> # entry should stop if the search in the previous entry turned
> # up nothing. Note that if the search failed due to some other reason
> # (like no NIS server responding) then the search continues with the
> # next entry.
> #
> # Legal entries are:
> #
> #       nisplus or nis+         Use NIS+ (NIS version 3)
> #       nis or yp               Use NIS (NIS version 2), also called YP
> #       dns                     Use DNS (Domain Name Service)
> #       files                   Use the local files
> #       db                      Use the local database (.db) files
> #       compat                  Use NIS on compat mode
> #       hesiod                  Use Hesiod for user lookups
> #       [NOTFOUND=return]       Stop searching if not found so far
> #
> 
> # To use db, put the "db" in front of "files" for entries you want to be
> # looked up first in the databases
> #
> # Example:
> #passwd:    db files nisplus nis
> #shadow:    db files nisplus nis
> #group:     db files nisplus nis
> 
> passwd:     files sss
> shadow:     files sss
> group:      files sss
> 
> #hosts:     db files nisplus nis dns
> hosts:      files dns
> 
> # Example - obey only what nisplus tells us...
> #services:   nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
> #networks:   nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
> #protocols:  nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
> #rpc:        nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
> #ethers:     nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
> #netmasks:   nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
> 
> bootparams: files
> 
> ethers:     files
> netmasks:   files
> networks:   files
> protocols:  files
> rpc:        files
> services:   files sss
> 
> netgroup:   files sss
> 
> publickey:  files
> 
> automount:  files ldap
> aliases:    files

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: BSF-129906
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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