Re: [CentOS] Reloading /etc/hosts

Ralph Angenendt wrote: Robert Moskowitz wrote: I am doing some testing and am having to make many changes to /etc/hosts Is there a way to reload the /etc/hosts file without doing a service network restart? That doesn't need to be reloaded *except* if you use the name service cachi

No an Issue? Re: [CentOS] Reloading /etc/hosts

Robert Moskowitz wrote: I am doing some testing and am having to make many changes to /etc/hosts Is there a way to reload the /etc/hosts file without doing a service network restart? I 'forgot' to restart network after a change and did a ping6 and it worked. Ergo, I think my information is

Re: [CentOS] Reloading /etc/hosts

Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I am doing some testing and am having to make many changes to /etc/hosts > > Is there a way to reload the /etc/hosts file without doing a service > network restart? There is no need to reload the hosts file, it's read in real time. Some things like firefox maintain their

Re: [CentOS] Reloading /etc/hosts

Robert Moskowitz wrote: I am doing some testing and am having to make many changes to /etc/hosts Is there a way to reload the /etc/hosts file without doing a service network restart? Takes effect immediately. Do you not get the changes right away? -- Toby Bluhm Alltech Medical Systems Amer

Re: [CentOS] Reloading /etc/hosts

Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I am doing some testing and am having to make many changes to /etc/hosts > > Is there a way to reload the /etc/hosts file without doing a service > network restart? That doesn't need to be reloaded *except* if you use the name service caching daemon (nscd). Then "servic