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Date:      Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:09:51 -0600
From:      Brian Henning <henninb@gmail.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: resolv.conf - hosts
Message-ID:  <47f8d931041118140915504817@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20041118140601.B41912@bsd.billschoolcraft.com>
References:  <47f8d9310411181243ef6862d@mail.gmail.com> <20041118140601.B41912@bsd.billschoolcraft.com>

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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:06:33 -0800 (PST), Bill Schoolcraft
<bill@wiliweld.com> wrote:
> At Thu, 18 Nov 2004 it looks like Brian Henning composed:
> 
> 
> 
> > Greetings All:
> >
> > Is it possible to add a line above that name server entries in the
> > resolv.conf file that will tell the system to check the hosts file for
> > a resolution before querying the dns server(s)?
> 
> That is normally done in /etc/nsswitch.conf
> 
> --
> Bill Schoolcraft
> PO Box 210076
> San Francisco,CA 94121
> http://billschoolcraft.com
> 
> "We can find no wealth above a healthy body and a happy heart."
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> 


I am running FBSD 4.10, does the /etc/nsswitch.conf file work on
freebsd 4.10 or is it just for 5.X?



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