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Old 08-23-2004
Quote:
Originally posted by Perderabo
If you want /etc/hosts to work, you may need to modify the "hosts" line in /etc/nsswitch.conf. What to put depends on your setup. But maybe "files dns" would be right for you.
I'm guessing I want /etc/hosts to work as we dont have a DNS server. I'm in a windows workgroup not a domain.

All I really want to do is get into the desktop enviroment...

I'll check out /etc/nsswitch.conf

cheers
 

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check-hostname(1M)					  System Administration Commands					check-hostname(1M)

NAME
check-hostname - check if sendmail can determine the system's fully-qualified host name SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/check-hostname DESCRIPTION
The check-hostname script is a migration aid for sendmail(1M). This script tries to determine the local host's fully-qualified host name (FQHN) in a manner similar to sendmail(1M). If check-hostname is able to determine the FQHN of the local host, it reports success. Other- wise, check-hostname reports how to reconfigure the system so that the FQHN can be properly determined. FILES
/etc/hosts Host name database /etc/nsswitch.conf Name service switch configuration file /etc/resolv.conf Configuration file for name server routines ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWsndmu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
sendmail(1M), hosts(4), attributes(5) SunOS 5.10 10 Nov 2003 check-hostname(1M)
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