Thanks a lot.
> To: houguang...@hotmail.com
> CC: bind-us...@isc.org
> From: ma...@isc.org
> Subject: Re: Does bind read /etc/hosts?
> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:33:00 +1000
>
>
> In message <bay173-w26f0d751d9e56ffda14b15bb...@phx.gbl>, houguanghua writes:
> > Sorry for what I said isn't very clear. I did know when the /etc/hosts is
> > accessed in the OS.
> > What I want to know is whether the named access the hosts file.
>
> And I gave you a clear, unequivicable "No". Named does not
> read /etc/hosts.
>
> Mark
>
> > The
> > /etc/hosts file isn't in the client's system, but in the system of Local
> > DNS server where the 'named' task runs. For example:
> > In the /etc/hosts file of Local DNS server(LDNS), one line exists
> > as follows:
> > 10.10.10.1 www.google.com
> > A client querys this LDNS to get the IP of 'www.google.com' (the
> > client may use dig,nslookup command. No host line is configured in
> > /etc/hosts of this client ), what IP will be returned to the client? Can
> > the LDNS return 10.10.10.1 defined in the /etc/hosts to the client?
> > maybe some special configuration in named can support this feature.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Guanghua
> >
> > > To: houguang...@hotmail.com
> > > CC: bind-us...@isc.org
> > > From: ma...@isc.org
> > > Subject: Re: Does bind read /etc/hosts?
> > > Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:38:12 +1000
> > >
> > >
> > > In message <bay173-w11d824e324939a1bb89852bb...@phx.gbl>, houguanghua
> > writes:
> > > > Dear sir/madam,
> > > >
> > > > Before Bind consults authority NS, does it access /etc/hosts? In my
> > > > testing, it does not even seem to access /etc/hosts. But someone
> > tells
> > > > me Bind can access /etc/hosts first. Can you pls tell me how to
> > config
> > > > Bind to access /etc/hosts fist?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Guanghua
> > >
> > > No.
> > >
> > > getaddrinfo, gethostbyname etc. however may access /etc/hosts, NIS,
> > > mDNS, DNS and other databases. You need to read the documentation
> > > that comes with your system for how to control these.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > > --
> > > Mark Andrews, ISC
> > > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> > > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
> >
>
> --
> Mark Andrews, ISC
> 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
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