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and subject line dig and host are for DNS, not the NSS hosts database
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: bind
Version: 9.2.4rc5
When I execute dig, nslookup or host in order to lookup '127.0.0.1', it
gets requests an answer from an external DNS server, instead of reading
/etc/hosts or using bind on the local machine.
Here's a transcript:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] bind]$ dig -x 127.0.0.1
; <<>> DiG 9.2.4rc5 <<>> -x 127.0.0.1
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51580
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR
;; ANSWER SECTION:
1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. 28800 IN PTR localhost.
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. 28800 IN NS ns1-wol.blueyonder.net.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns1-wol.blueyonder.net. 28800 IN A 62.31.176.39
;; Query time: 174 msec
;; SERVER: 62.31.176.39#53(62.31.176.39)
;; WHEN: Mon Sep 13 15:52:08 2004
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 115
[EMAIL PROTECTED] bind]$ nslookup 127.0.0.1
Note: nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from future releases.
Consider using the `dig' or `host' programs instead. Run nslookup with
the `-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from appearing.
Server: 62.31.176.39
Address: 62.31.176.39#53
1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa name = localhost.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] bind]$
Contents of /etc/hosts :
127.0.0.1 gw localhost
10.0.0.2 slartibartfast 10.2
10.0.0.3 zaphod 10.3
10.0.0.4 smeghead 10.4
10.0.0.5 apricot 10.5
10.0.0.6 mikes 10.6
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
# (added automatically by netbase upgrade)
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
Contents of /etc/nsswitch.conf :
# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
# If you have the `glibc-doc' and `info' packages installed, try:
# `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file.
passwd: compat
group: compat
shadow: compat
hosts: files dns
networks: files
protocols: db files
services: db files
ethers: db files
rpc: db files
netgroup: nis
Contents of /etc/host.conf :
order hosts,bind
multi on
This issue is present on 3 different machines, running Sarge.
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
I'm sorry but your reports are based on a misunderstanding. As
documented in their manual pages, dig and host are DNS tools. They do
not use NSS, so they ignore the NSS databases.
To query the NSS hosts database, use "getent hosts".
--- End Message ---
