/etc/nsswitch.conf

sulekha · 11-05-2008, 06:51 AM

Hi all,

the following line is taken from my /etc/nsswitch.conf file

hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4

Can any one explain me what is meant by mdns4_minimal
,[NOTFOUND=return], and mdns4

TB0ne · 11-05-2008, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sulekha

Hi all,

the following line is taken from my /etc/nsswitch.conf file

hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4

Can any one explain me what is meant by mdns4_minimal
,[NOTFOUND=return], and mdns4

The only things I know that would cause the problem you have described are no functional nameserver IP addresses configured in /etc/resolv.conf or a "hosts" line in /etc/nsswitch.conf that either doesn't contain "dns" or the "dns" cannot be read by the program that needs it. If "host " succeeds then it's very likely a problem with /etc/nsswitch.conf since "host" is one of the few programs (two others are dig and nslookup) that don't use that file.