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Domain Name Completion (Ping, etc.)
I found the answer in Sunsolve FAQ 1535. The /etc/resolv.conf file provides the domain name and the IP address of each DNS server (nameserver). In my case, the consultant who setup the new servers for us put the wrong domain name into this file. Also of importance is /etc/nsswitch.conf which...- AndyOppel
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- Forum: Sun: Solaris
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Domain Name Completion (Ping, etc.)
We have several new Solaris boxes here (some running 2.6, some running 2.8). On all the newly built servers, we must use a fully qualified name (hostname.domainname) to ping anything on our network. On the older servers we have here (all running 2.6), we can use just the hostname and it finds...- AndyOppel
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- Forum: Sun: Solaris
