[indiana-discuss] DNS problem in 2008.05 RC2

[Vitaly Davidenko]

Here is /etc/nsswitch.conf from my system:

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# ident	"@(#)nsswitch.files	1.16	06/03/24 SMI"

#
# /etc/nsswitch.files:
#
# An example file that could be copied over to /etc/nsswitch.conf; it
# does not use any naming service.
#
# "hosts:" and "services:" in this file are used only if the
# /etc/netconfig file has a "-" for nametoaddr_libs of "inet"  
transports.

passwd:     files
group:      files
hosts:       files
ipnodes:     files
networks:   files
protocols:  files
rpc:        files
ethers:     files
netmasks:   files
bootparams: files
publickey:  files
# At present there isn't a 'files' backend for netgroup;  the system  
will
#   figure it out pretty quickly, and won't use netgroups at all.
netgroup:   files
automount:  files
aliases:    files
services:   files
printers:	user files

auth_attr:  files
prof_attr:  files
project:    files

tnrhtp:     files
tnrhdb:     files

May be this information is helpful...

Thanks,
Vitaly



On 01.05.2008, at 23:18, Steffen Weiberle wrote:

> Glenn Lagasse wrote:
>> * Vitaly (java at skypoint.ru) wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>> I have noticed a problem with DNS in OpenSolaris 2008.05 in WMWare
>>> Fusion virtual machine.
>>>
>>> Network works
>>>
>>> $ ifconfig -a lo0:
>>> flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu  
>>> 8232
>>> index 1 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 pcn0:
>>> flags=201004843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DHCP,IPv4,CoS> mtu  
>>> 1500
>>> index 2 inet 192.168.212.128 netmask ffffff00 broadcast
>>> 192.168.212.255 lo0:
>>> flags=2002000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,VIRTUAL> mtu  
>>> 8252
>>> index 1 inet6 ::1/128
>>>
>>> nslookup works: $ nslookup opensolaris.org Server:		192.168.212.2
>>> Address:	192.168.212.2#53
>>>
>>> Non-authoritative answer: Name:	opensolaris.org Address:
>>> 72.5.123.5
>>>
>>>
>>> But other programs cannot resolve hostnames, for example, wget says:
>>>
>>> $ wget opensolaris.org --13:13:26--  http://opensolaris.org/ =>
>>> `index.html' Resolving opensolaris.org... failed: node name or  
>>> service
>>> name not known.
>>>
>>>
>>> The problem occurs both on live CD and on the installed system.
>> I've seen an intermittant issue such as this though under different
>> circumstances.  Try restarting the name-service-cache service:
>> pfexec svcadm restart name-service-cache
>> And see if that gets things going for you.
>
> I have as well, and it is probably no dns in /etc/nsswitch.conf.
>
> I have not seen this with RC3.
>
>> cheers,
>> Glenn
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