dig -x <address> came up correctly I got the address repeated back in the answer section (reversed) with a ptr to the name, and I got the two authority servers. Jeff > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Jeffrey Ross wrote: > > - yes, remember that although "last", "w" & "who" don't do the reverse lookup > - (isn't that put in by ssh/login?) programs such as netstat will list the > - name of the host, meaning that the in-addr stuff is working. > > Not necessarily. netstat will use /etc/hosts too. Depends on how you > have nsswitch.conf setup. > > - hmm... it appears to be only sshd, I opened up telnet and it logged the > - address properly. > > IIRC, telnet will use /etc/hosts but sshd does not. Try a 'dig -x <ip > address>'. > > - Jeff > - > - > > - > Do you have reverse DNS -- aka in-addr.arpa -- configured? > - > > - > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Jeffrey Ross wrote: > - > > - > - I have RH8.0 installed on an older machine (AMD K6-2) the install went well, > - > - I do not have X loaded on this system. It handles strictly email, DNS, and > - > - some HTTP stuff. > - > - > - > - I did not install httpd, DNS, or Sendmail off the distribution. I compiled > - > - them myself. > - > - > - > - DNS 9.2.1 > - > - apache 1.3.27 > - > - sendmail 8.12.6 > - > - > - > - All three appear to be working correctly with one exception... > - > - > - > - if I type "last", "w", "who" etc, I do not see the hostname that I am > - > - logged in from, but rather, my IP address. However if I issue a "netstat" > - > - or check /var/log/messages I will always see my host name. > - > - > - > - Also other programs that rely on DNS all appear to work fine (i.e. ftp, > - > - telnet, etc) > - > - > - > - suggestions???? did I miss something simple? > - > - > - > - TIA > - > - > - > - Jeff > - > - > - > - > - > - > - > - > - > > - > -- > - > -- Stephen Carville http://www.heronforge.net/~stephen/gnupgkey.txt > - > ============================================================== > - > Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only of the > - > front sight. > - > ============================================================== > - > > - > > - > > - > -- > - > Psyche-list mailing list > - > Psyche-list@redhat.com > - > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > - > > - > - > - > - > > -- > -- Stephen Carville http://www.heronforge.net/~stephen/gnupgkey.txt > ============================================================== > Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only of the > front sight. > ============================================================== > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
