/etc/nsswitch.conf was definitely the problem. I got it fixed. Thanks for the help...
On 5/14/07, Zsolt Udvari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, the problem is the bad nsswitch.conf. > I had similar problem ;) > > Zsolt > > 2007/5/14, Dan Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 5/14/07, Jordan Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've given up trying to solve this one alone... I have my /etc/hosts > > > file set up properly, I have loopback support working fine (ping > > > 127.0.0.1 works) and I have networking support working (ping > > > google.com works). But, for some reason, ping localhost fails. > > > localhost is in the /etc/hosts file with 127.0.0.1 as the ip address. > > > > First, could you show /etc/hosts (at least the 127.0.0.1 entry)? > > Second, what do you have in /etc/nsswitch.conf for the hosts entry? > > Should be: > > > > hosts: files dns > > > > Also, what's the output of "getent hosts localhost"? > > > > -- > > Dan > > -- > > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
