On Fri 28 Aug 2015 at 14:45:32 +0300, Reco wrote: > 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.
Does "search example.org" count? :) What is not understandable (to me) is why 'host localhost' resolves for some but not for others and why it is thought 'host $(hostname)' should resolve in the DNS.
