HP Visualize c360 IRIX to HP-UX Migration Guide - Page 99
etc/nsswitch.conf, hostname, etc/hosts
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NIS 6. If you do not change the /etc/nsswitch.conf file, hostname lookups initiated on your NIS servers will be resolved by BIND and not NIS. CAUTION: Changing the default name service configuration can complicate troubleshooting. The default configuration is designed to preserve the authority of the name service you are using. It switches from BIND to NIS, only if BIND is not enabled. It switches from NIS to the /etc/hosts file, only if NIS is not enabled. It is very difficult to diagnose problems when multiple name servers are configured and enabled for use. Hewlett-Packard recommends using the Name Service Switch on your NIS clients, instead of server-side hostname fallback. However, if your NIS clients are PCs that do not have a feature like the Name Service Switch, use the server-side hostname fallback described in this chapter to force BIND lookups after NIS lookups. For more information on the Name Service Switch, see Chapter 10. 94