Книга: Fedora™ Unleashed, 2008 edition

The /etc/host.conf File

The /etc/host.conf File

The /etc/host.conf file, known as the resolver configuration file, specifies which services to use for name resolution and the order in which they are to be used. This file has been superseded by /etc/nsswitch.conf, but is still provided for applications that use other libraries.

By default with Fedora, this file contains the following:

order hosts,bind

The order shown here is to first consult /etc/hosts for a hostname. If the hostname is found in /etc/hosts, use the IP address specified there. If the hostname is not found in /etc/hosts, try to resolve the name with DNS (BIND).

One other option is available, although it is not set by default. This is NIS, which is Sun's Network Information Service.

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