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must always stand alone in its own line. Comments are preceded by a # sign.
"Parameters for /etc/host.conf"
/etc/host.conf is shown in
Table 17.6
order hosts, bind
multi on/off
nospoof on
spoofalert on/off
trim domainname
Example 17.8 /etc/host.conf
# We have named running
order hosts bind
# Allow multiple address
multi on
/etc/nsswitch.conf
The introduction of the GNU C Library 2.0 was accompanied by the introduction of
the Name Service Switch (NSS). Refer to the nsswitch.conf(5) man page and
The GNU C Library Reference Manual for details.
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(page 246) shows the parameters available. A sample
Example 17.8, "/etc/host.conf"
Parameters for /etc/host.conf
Specifies in which order the services are accessed for the name
resolution. Available arguments are (separated by blank spaces
or commas):
hosts: searches the /etc/hosts file
bind: accesses a name server
nis: uses NIS
Defines if a host entered in /etc/hosts can have multiple
IP addresses.
These parameters influence the name server spoofing but do
not exert any influence on the network configuration.
The specified domain name is separated from the hostname
after hostname resolution (as long as the hostname includes
the domain name). This option is useful only if names from
the local domain are in the /etc/hosts file, but should still
be recognized with the attached domain names.
Table 17.6,
(page 246).