Hi. On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:09:08 +0100 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri 28 Aug 2015 at 10:01:59 +0000, Curt wrote: > > > On 2015-08-28, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > $ host localhost > > > Host localhost not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) > > > $ ping localhost > > > PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data. > > > 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.032 ms > > > > curty@einstein:~$ host localhost > > localhost has address 127.0.0.1 > > localhost has IPv6 address ::1 > > To complete the picture: > > brian@desktop:~$ dig -x 127.0.0.1 > > ; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-9-Debian <<>> -x 127.0.0.1 > ;; global options: +cmd > ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 7146 > ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 > > ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: > ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR > > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. 10800 IN PTR localhost. > > ;; Query time: 24 msec > ;; SERVER: 158.152.1.43#53(158.152.1.43) > ;; WHEN: Fri Aug 28 12:03:15 BST 2015 > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 74 > > host and dig use only the DNS. > > Elimar's suggestion to use 'host $(hostname)' will work if hostname is > a FQDN. But it shouldn't (or wouldn't) be on a stock Debian system. Not unless said 'stock Debian system' has 'search <domain>' stanza in /etc/resolv.conf. Reco
