I can't think of anything else except the -u option and that is not normally set. Unless you have _really_ long FQDN's. On Monday 20 January 2003 05:38 pm, Jeffrey Ross wrote: > 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 -- 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
