Do not forget to double check the /etc/nsswitch.conf file too. The line that starts with `hosts:' should have `files' listed first and `dns' last. If you use NIS, `nis' should be after `files', but before `dns'. -- Brent L. Bates (UNIX Sys. Admin.) M.S. 912 Phone:(757) 865-1400, x204 NASA Langley Research Center FAX:(757) 865-8177 Hampton, Virginia 23681-0001 Email: B.L.BATES@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.vigyan.com/~blbates/ _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos