In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Prashanth Mundkur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I upgraded my lab machine today to slink. The NIS docu
>suggests
>
>---[/usr/doc/nis/nis.debian.howto.gz]
>2. HOW TO SPECIFY WHAT RESOURCES TO USE FOR NIS:
>
>2.4.2 For libc6 applications:
>
> Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and change the hosts entry:
>
> hosts: nis files
No, it doesn't suggest that at all.
>I had to make this line in nsswitch.conf
>
> hosts: nis files dns
Ofcourse. You misread the docs; it says _not_ to change the hosts: line.
The exact wording is:
2.4 HOSTS:
Normally you should not do host lookups through NIS, use DNS for that.
If you really must use NIS for it, here's how to do it.
Mike.
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