> In the last few days I've been changing some configurations on my > computer. I've been using some initrd scripts to preconfigure my system > for two different environments successfully for quite some time. When I > added the third one, the problems started. It might be, that I simply > made a mistake when copying files and I cannot find it now or that > trying to install nis was responsible. The problem must be commonplace. > Now when I issue "dnsdomainname -v", I get this: > gethostname()=`sonet' > Resolving `sonet' ... > dnsdomainname: Unknown host > I also cannot ping sonet or hladilnik (see below for details). > > Here is the relevant information: > [/etc/hosts] > 127.0.0.1 localhost sonet.utopija.linux sonet > 192.168.65.72 sonet.utopija.linux sonet > 192.168.65.65 hladilnik.utopija.linux hladilnik > 192.168.65.1 drugi_sonet drugi_sonet.utopija.linux > 192.168.65.2 popoc
The localhost entry should say '127.0.0.1 localhost' only. Remove the references the rest. Post the results of 'grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf'. > [/etc/host.conf] > order hosts,bind > multi on I would advise removing this file altogether. /etc/nsswitch.conf is consulted first (if it exists) and offers greater *and clearer* functionality. The steps I took for my own home network configuration are available at http://tinyurl.com/39ds9. You might find it useful to look over it. Alexis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
