Package: libc6 Version: 2.3.6.ds1-11 Severity: normal
Overwriting the search-list in /etc/resolv.conf with the environment variable LOCALDOMAIN does not work as non-root: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 194.95.249.252 nameserver 194.95.246.252 nameserver 194.95.247.252 search sgs.dfn.de shuttle.de vc.dfn.de [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ping topas ping: unknown host topas [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# LOCALDOMAIN='noc.dfn.de x-win.dfn.de' ping topas PING topas.noc.dfn.de (193.174.247.204) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from topas.noc.dfn.de (193.174.247.204): icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.153 ms 64 bytes from topas.noc.dfn.de (193.174.247.204): icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.166 ms --- topas.noc.dfn.de ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 1002ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.153/0.159/0.166/0.014 ms [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# exit [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ping topas ping: unknown host topas [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ LOCALDOMAIN='noc.dfn.de x-win.dfn.de' ping topas ping: unknown host topas [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-1-k7 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages libc6 depends on: ii tzdata 2007a-3 Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time libc6 recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]