Solaris 8 named is ignorant

[david hawley]

Richardo,
My bad.  I should have mentioned that.  This is how I have the file
configured at this point:
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# consult /etc "files" only if nis is down.
hosts:      nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
ipnodes:    files
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And a "ps -elf | grep nis

returns 0

I believe the nis daemon is now called:

nisd            rpc.nisd (1m)   - NIS+ service daemon

based on man -k nis | grep daemon

I will try your settings just in case.

Thank You, DRyan

On 11/6/06, Ricardo Stella <stella at rider.edu> wrote:
>
>
> This is a solaris question.  You don't mention you did this so...
>
> In /etc/nsswitch.conf change the following:
>
> hosts:      files dns
>
>
>
> DrSpock wrote:
> > Hi.  I have a sun box running Solaris 8 (SunOS kernel 5.8) and I have
> > brought it up inside my
> > firewall.  It is seen by (they can telnet to it) other computers on my
> > private subnet, and they can
> > ping it.  I did this by
> >
> > creating an /etc/hosts file with all known boxes on the subnet by IP
> > address and name.
> >
> > editing /etc/netmasks so that this subnet's netmask matches the other
> > boxes and
> > the router's (LINKSYS) netmask.
> >
> > editing the /etc/hostname.dmfe0  file and putting the hosts name in it.
> >
> > so far so good...
> >
> > In the /etc/resolv.conf file I have:
> >
> > domain myISP.net                         /* actually the domainname of
> > my ISP */
> > nameserver 6N.8N.7N.NN
> > nameserver 6N.8N.7N.NN
> >
> > Where "N" is the correct number that matches my ISP DNS servers.  These
> > 2 DNS servers
> > work for all the other boxes on the subnet.
> >
> > Then I went into /etc/rc2.d and ran # S72inetsvc start, which starts
> > in.named
> >
> > Sendmail complains that it is "unable to qualify my own domainname"
> > and all the TCP services tell me the following:
> >  Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: dtspc/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: printer/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: fs/tcp: bind: Address already in use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: chargen/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: daytime/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: discard/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: echo/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: time/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: finger/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: uucp/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: exec/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek last message repeated 1 time
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: login/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek inetd[337]: shell/tcp: bind: Address already in
> > use
> > Nov  4 13:29:53 sarek last message repeated 1 time
> >
> > >From a default multiuser boot in.named wasn't running.... After booting
> > and logging in across
> > the net, should I be changing the runstate to some higher level?  I
> > have decades of UNIX
> > experience but have been "off the horse" for an extended period...
> >
> > But the main question is what do I need to do to be able to resolve DNS
> > lookups?
> >
> > A little more background info...  My LINKSYS is setup in such a way to
> > use the IP's of
> > the DNS servers directly (not doing the DNS itself).  The other boxes
> > on the subnet use
> > the real IP's of my ISP's DNS servers directly and have no trouble with
> > getting to the DNS
> > servers through the router.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.  I intend to upgrade the Sun box soon to
> > Solaris 9 and then
> > Solaris 10 and then OpenSolaris to get my UNIX skills back, but would
> > like to get DNS lookups working first.
> >
> > One last question.  I am familiar with X11 Windows (in fact SunView,
> > and OpenWindows,
> > and CDE as well).  But at this point am unclear how to do the
> > equivalent of "# xterm -display host"
> > where host is a box acting as the Window "Server" (the machine on which
> > windows from
> > the sun are displayed).  A little background on what Windowing system
> > is being used
> > now, so I can RTFM  I don't even know what to search for to get
> > programs such as
> > Netscape or Mozilla to display from the sun box to a Windows XP windows
> > "Server" under
> > Solaris 8.
> >
> > My sun box has no keyboard, graphics card, or local monitor so I need
> > to get this working
> > so I can bring up Apache and download Solaris releases etc from a
> > Browser.
> >
> > Thanks, DRyan
> >
> >
> >
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