Hi all, I've recently changed this line from nsswitch.conf from: hosts: files nisplus nis dns to: hosts: files dns
according to the fact that I don't run NIS at all. The man page for this file says: "Within each process that uses nsswitch.conf, the entire file is read only once; if the file is later changed, the process will continue using the old configuration." This is exactly what the system seems to de doing, and I cannot figure out how to get it to start using the new config: [root@mendoza /root]# host -v www.redhat.com Trying null domain rcode = 0 (Success), ancount=0 For authoritative answers, see: . 225390 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . 225390 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET Additional information: M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311790 IN A 202.12.27.33 I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 192.36.148.17 E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 192.203.230.10 D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 128.8.10.90 A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 198.41.0.4 H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 128.63.2.53 C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 192.33.4.12 G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 192.112.36.4 F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 192.5.5.241 B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 128.9.0.107 J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 198.41.0.10 K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 193.0.14.129 L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 311610 IN A 198.32.64.12 [root@mendoza /root]# It seems to me that it's still trying the old config, isn't it? I know that a radical way to accomplish this is to reboot the system, but this isn't applicable in this case. Thank you all in advance for any help. best regards, cl. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list