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Checking for a symbolic link between /etc/hosts and /etc/inet/hosts
Issue 1.0 December 2003 15
5. Compare the host network information from the /etc/hosts file to the output of the
network information displayed with the ifconfig command. If the host IP addresses
match (as highlighted in the above examples), the /etc/hosts file is probably the
correct hosts file. However, since multiple administrators may have independently
modified either file, both files could contain important information.
After the CUE copy process, you will need to ensure that the /etc/hosts file and
symbolic link are restored to their proper state. Inform the customer that two
independent hosts files exist on the original system. Let the customer know that both
files will be preserved, but that the customer is responsible for merging any relevant
information into the /etc/inet/hosts file after the upgrade.
The /etc/hosts file from the original system will be preserved as
/manual_merge/etc/hosts on the new system. The /etc/inet/hosts file from
the original system will be preserved as /etc/inet/hosts on the new system.
Instructions for moving the /etc/inet/hosts file to /etc/inet/hosts.orig are
provided later in this document.