Hosts file info for SDF

Hal Duston hduston at speedscript.com
Mon Dec 8 17:08:16 CST 2003


On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 10:35, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> The order in which hostnames are resolved from the local hosts file, the local 
> nameserver daemon, or remote daemons is configurable, usually in 
> /etc/resolv.conf.  Windows machines also have the option of using a remote 
> hosts file.

Actually /etc/nsswitch.conf, I think.
/etc/resolv.conf is for specifying which remote name servers to contact.

--
Hal




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