It's kind of an alternative to nsswitch.conf. I'm not sure why it exists... It looks like this on FreeBSD:
skaro:/skaro# cat /etc/host.conf # $FreeBSD: src/etc/host.conf,v 1.6 1999/08/27 23:23:41 peter Exp $ # First try the /etc/hosts file hosts # Now try the nameserver next. bind # If you have YP/NIS configured, uncomment the next line # nis And on Linux: hotrod:~# cat /etc/host.conf order hosts,bind multi on As I said, FreeBSD's resolver really didn't like the Linux version of the file, which is in base-files. On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 11:04:19AM +1100, matthew green wrote: > > I plan to just replace ifconfig. The major headache is ifupdown. FYI, > watch out > for /etc/host.conf. The Linux version badly broke FreeBSD's resolver. > > > what is host.conf? don't think netbsd uses it. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
