https://sigtar.com/tags/nsswitchconf/ Recent content in Nsswitchconf on sigtar.com Hugo en-nz Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1300 https://sigtar.com/2009/02/11/opensolaris-manual-network-config-issue/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1300 https://sigtar.com/2009/02/11/opensolaris-manual-network-config-issue/ <p>If you have tried to setup a manual IP on your opensolaris box you may find that DNS is not working as you would expect in some cases. <strong>nslookup</strong> resolves the name to an ip, but <strong>ping</strong>ing doesnt make it to the box&hellip;</p> <p>How to fix;</p> <p>Edit your <strong>/etc/nsswitch.conf</strong> file and add the word &ldquo;<strong>dns</strong>&rdquo; to the <strong>hosts</strong> and <strong>ipnodes</strong> lines If you make a backup of <strong>/etc/nsswitch.conf</strong> you can also just copy <strong>/etc/nsswitch.dns</strong> over it&hellip;</p>