tags 308397 fixed-upstream
thanks
> Von: Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Joey,
> Datum: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:12:25 +0100
> now that /etc/host.conf is obsoleted it may be worth to add a
> reference to /etc/nsswitch.conf to gethostbyname(3). This is
> Debian Bug#308397.
>
> Index: man3/gethostbyname.3
> ===
> RCS file: /var/cvs/debian/manpages/man3/gethostbyname.3,v
> retrieving revision 1.13
> diff -u -p -r1.13 gethostbyname.3
> --- man3/gethostbyname.3 7 Dec 2005 05:58:39 - 1.13
> +++ man3/gethostbyname.3 13 Dec 2005 09:09:18 -
> @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ resolver configuration file
> .TP
> .I /etc/hosts
> host database file
> +.TP
> +.I /etc/nsswitch.conf
> +name service switch configuration
> .SH "CONFORMING TO"
> 4.3BSD.
> .SH "SYSV/POSIX EXTENSION"
> @@ -323,6 +326,7 @@ obsolescent. See
> .BR inet_pton (3),
> .BR resolver (3),
> .BR hosts (5),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
> .BR hostname (7),
> .BR named (8),
> .BR resolv+ (8)
Done -- for 2.18.
I also did the following:
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@
Information Service (NIS or YP), depending upon the contents of the
\fIorder\fP line in
.IR /etc/host.conf .
-(See
-.BR resolv+ (8)).
+.\" (See
+.\" .BR resolv+ (8)).
The default action is to query
.BR named (8),
followed by
Cheers,
Michael
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