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Hi,

WehaveanAIX5.3ML3server.
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stewart.futersrepliedApr4,2006 0

Create/updatethe/etc/netsvc.conffileyouneedthefollowingentry:
hosts=3Dlocal,bindThiswillcauseanyhostlookuptouse/etc/hostsfirst,andonly
useDNSifthisfails."unixzysadminviaibmaixl"wrote:To:stewart.futers
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First/etc/hostsfiletobereferredbeforequeryingtheDNSforhostnameresolution.
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juguntarepliedApr4,2006 0

dearsir,

youhavetowriteit/etc/netsvc.conffile....

configurationisalreadyavailbleinfile..

thankyou..

RandyGoffrepliedApr4,2006 0

unlessitschangedinAIX5.3edityour/etc/netsvc.conffiletoread

hosts=3Dlocal,bind

Randy

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