The confusion can come in because some UNIX variants (notably HP-UX) nslookup was modified to honor /etc/nsswitch.conf so it DOES check /etc/hosts if "files" precedes "dns".
However, in most things (e.g. Linux, Solaris) nslookup (and the newer host command) do not look at /etc/hosts regardless of nsswitch.conf setting. -----Original Message----- From: bind-users-boun...@lists.isc.org [mailto:bind-users-boun...@lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of Niall O'Reilly Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 6:57 AM To: houguanghua Cc: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: Re: Does bind read /etc/hosts? At Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:28:30 +0000, houguanghua wrote: > > Before Bind consults authority NS, does it access /etc/hosts? In my > testing, it does not even seem to access /etc/hosts. That's right. BIND tools (dig, ...) are DNS tools. Local files aren't part of the DNS. For more information, please see http://serverfault.com/questions/498500/why-does-the-host-command-not-resolve-entries-in-etc-hosts Best regards, Niall O'Reilly _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm) Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer __________________________________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
