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Tiffany,
Our system administrator suggests that you delete "files" from the "hosts"
entry in your "/etc/nsswitch.conf" file because there's something goofy about
"files". I.e., change
hosts: files dns
to
hosts: dns
Please let us know if this works.
Regards,
Steve Emmerson
Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: BSF-129906
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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