> > There were some problems reported with the /etc/nsswitch.conf. > > The networks line says " files dns" which means that when resolving a > > network address, libc will try first /etc/networks, then ask on DNS. > > However route tries to resolve the net diald passes to it and blocks in > > there (the DNS server cannot be contacted because there's no route to it, > > and the route cannot be established because the net has to be resolved). > > > > Try removing the dns entry from the networks line of /etc/nsswitch.conf. > > > > Anyways, this is problematic to have this networks line with dns, and > > a future version of base-files is supposed to fix this.
Is there a place where I can find documentation about /etc/nsswitch.conf? I couldn't find any man pages, info documents or files in /usr/doc/base-files that covers what it is for or what it does. Thanks, Joost -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
