SOLVED - Re: /etc/hosts contents

[Chaz Gilbert]

hi all,

sorry for the delayed response and thanks for all the
responses. 

the problem was that i was missing the line:

lookup file bind

from /etc/resolv.conf

the server was looking for a host
"localhost.mydomain.com" from my ISP.

i had changed this from DHCP to static and i think the
server just grabbed the last resolv.conf that was sent
from the DHCP server.  i guess that's the point of
resolv.conf.tail.

thanks again.
-chaz


--- francisco roque <frisco at blackant.net> wrote:

> 
> > I seem to recall dim memories of another file
> where that might
> > be useful, too, but I can't think of it.  Somebody
> else might.
> > Maybe that's not on BSD.  Hmmm.
> 
> You may be thinking of /etc/nsswitch.conf or
> /etc/inet/ipnodes on other 
> OS's, or of /etc/resolv.conf.tail on OpenBSD.  On
> OpenBSD, modifying 
> /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf should suffice.
> /etc/resolv.conf.tail may 
> be necessary to force parameters if you use dhcp a
> lot (see resolv.conf(5) 
> for more info).
> 
> To the OP: IIRC /etc/hosts is set up at install time
> with entries for 
> localhost and for the hostname, domain and/or ip
> that is entered, so 
> take the default that Peter linked to and substitute
> "my.domain" for your 
> domain name (or leave as is if you don't have one)
> and "noname" for your 
> hostname.  If you continue to have problems, please
> post your
> /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/hosts files.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> -f
> http://www.blackant.net/
> 
> >
> > Dave
> >
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