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Network Administration 4-7
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By default, first the filer tries to resolve host names locally by searching the
/etc/hosts
file in the root volume and in the
/etc/nsswitch.conf
file in the root volume. If it cannot
resolve the host name, the filer tries NIS, if NIS is enabled. If the filer still cannot
resolve the host name, the filer requests services from a DNS server, if DNS is
enabled. You can specify any or all of the resolution methods.
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Table 4-3 shows the default search order for each map.
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To specify a different order in which the filer contacts host name services, create the
/etc/nsswitch.conf
file in the root volume. Each line must have the following format as
described in Table 4-4:
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hosts
root files, NIS, DNS
passwd
root files, NIS
netgroup
root files, NIS
group
root files, NIS
shadow
root files, NIS
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map
One of the following maps or data-
bases:
hosts
,
passwd
,
netgroup
,
group
, or
shadow
.
service
One or more of the following:
files for local files in the
/etc
directory
in the root volume
dns for DNS
nis for NIS
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