[NTLUG:Discuss] 'host' and /etc/hosts

[terry]

> On Thursday 02 October 2003 10:59 am, brad angelcyk wrote:
> 
>>Hi all.  I am adding an entry to /etc/hosts, and when
>>I use the 'host' or 'nslookup' commands, the hostname
>>returns "Host <hostname> not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)".
>>Although, when I ping the hostname or telnet to it, it
>>does look up the IP correctly.  Is this standard?
> 
> 
> Pretty much, yes.  The host, dig, and nslookup commands are part 
> of the bind software package and interact strictly with DNS 
> servers (and ONLY DNS servers) via the bind API.
> 
> Most other stuff uses glibc for hostname lookups.  glibc in turn 
> uses NSS modules, which are usually configured to look up 
> hostnames first via /etc/hosts, and then via DNS.  Kind of an 
> annoying inconsistency, I know...
> 

Even if the fist line of /etc/resolv.conf contains,
search    my.domain.name
                             ?