>>Maybe check that "files" is the first mechanism for hosts lookups in >>nsswitch.conf.
>afaik dig doesn't follow the same name resolution path as glibc. I don't know. Is there a way to test the glibc way easily? > a connection received should mean resolution was done, right ? am i missing > something? >Well, I'm just throwing out something to check, but I meant on the server, not >the client. It's trying to resolve >"localhost" to check the auth. If there's >a delay, that's probably where it is. >I guess I just assumed that's where you were testing dig. Yes Regards Daniel