Tim:
>> Previously, yours was:
>>
>> hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns myhostname
>>
>> Which first tries the hosts file, then mdns, then aborts if nothing
>> found (I believe, going by the comments in the rest of the file). The
Sam Varshavchik:
> My read of nsswitch.conf's man page is that [NOTFOUND=return] applies to the
> previous resolver's query's results only.
The /etc/nsswitch.conf file suggests otherwise, it's far from clear:
# Example - obey only what nisplus tells us...
#services: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#networks: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#protocols: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#rpc: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#ethers: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#netmasks: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
The "obey only" suggests files will not be consulted. The behaviour of
Joe's computer seems to indicate that kind of thing, too.
Looking in the nsswitch.conf man file, I see:
The ACTION value can be one of:
return Return a result now. Do not call any further lookup
functions. However, for compatibility reasons, if this
is the selected action for the group database and the
notfound status, and the configuration file does not
contain the initgroups line, the next lookup function
is always called, without affecting the search result.
continue Call the next lookup function.
The "return" action has conflicting information (do not all any further
lookup functions / the next lookup function is always called), with
some kind of exemption for "groups" lookup noted, but not other kinds.
Putting "continue" in your configuration seems the more appropriate
options, which I would have expected to be the default action, anyway
(walk down the line of sources of data until you find an answer).
As I said, things are far from clear.
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