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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers IP address/hostname problem Post 302176069 by linuxbynight on Monday 17th of March 2008 09:20:03 AM
Old 03-17-2008
Sounds like it should work if the /etc/hosts has the entry and there are no syntax errors in the typed name. You may wish to post the entry for people to view.

Also, try:

nslookup hostname

where hostname is the host you have in the /etc/hosts file. This should tell you that the DNS server (the first entry) that is tried first and then you should see perhaps an entry at the bottom where your local host resolves using the /etc/hosts. Something like me typing "nslookup localhost" below:

$ nslookup localhost
Server: 68.87.72.130
Address: 68.87.72.130#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: localhost.no-ip.org
Address: 127.0.0.1

I would also your localhost entry to make sure that you are resolving using the /etc/hosts after DNS lookups fail. If localhost works and the other hostname does not, then there is some type of syntax error in your /etc/hosts.

Did you by any chance edit the /etc/hosts using a DOS/Windows text editor (very bad idea in general) ? If so, it may contain dos carriage returns and may be confusing the lookup.

Stan
 

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ftpaddhost(1M)						  System Administration Commands					    ftpaddhost(1M)

NAME
ftpaddhost - set up a virtual FTP host SYNOPSIS
ftpaddhost -c | -l [-b] [-x xferlog] hostname root_dir DESCRIPTION
The ftpaddhost script is executed by the super user to set up virtual FTP hosts. The ftpaddhost command configures the virtual host host- name under directory root_dir. The value of hostname can be an IP address or the name of a host. OPTIONS
The ftpaddhost script supports the following options: -b Create a banner for the virtual host. This option is useful to confirm that the virtual host is working. -c Configure complete virtual hosting. This option allows each virtual host to have its own version of the ftpaccess, ftpconversions, ftpgroups, ftphosts, and ftpusers files. The master version of each of these configuration files is copied from the /etc/ftpd directory and placed in the /etc/ftpd/virtual-ftpd/hostname directory. If the /etc/ftpusers file exists it is appended to the virtual ftpusers file. If a virtual host lacks its own version of a configuration file, the master version is used. -l Configure limited virtual hosting. This option allows a small number of parameters to be configured differently for a virtual host. See the virtual keyword on the ftpaccess(4) manual page. -x xferlog Create a logfile entry such that the transfer logs for the virtual host are written to the specified file. An abso- lute path must be specified for the xferlog file. OPERANDS
The following operands are supported: hostname The host name or IP address of the virtual server. root_dir The absolute pathname of the directory under which the virtual server is set up. EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Successful completion 1 Improper usage of the command 2 Command failed FILES
/etc/ftpd/virtual-ftpd/hostname The configuration files directory for the virtual host hostname. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWftpu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
ftpconfig(1M), in.ftpd(1M), ftpaccess(4), ftpconversions(4), ftpgroups(4), ftphosts(4), ftpusers(4), xferlog(4), attributes(5) SunOS 5.10 1 May 2003 ftpaddhost(1M)
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