[2742] in RedHat Linux List
Re: telnet/ftp cannot find DNS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Elliot Lee)
Tue Nov 5 09:47:07 1996
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 09:40:57 -0500 (EST)
From: Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <199611051301.HAA14489@pathology.utmem.edu>
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On Tue, 5 Nov 1996 mmalecha@utmem1.utmem.edu wrote:
> I don't know how to fix the problem I have with telnet/ftp through ppp on
> RH 4.0. Telnet/ftp work fine when I run them as root, however, when logged
> in as user, telnet/ftp fail with message: can not hind host. Ping and
> rlogin works OK for both root and user. I looked through FAQ's and
> errata, but can not find anything pertinent to my problem.
Make sure /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf are world-readable. It
sounds like that is the problem.
-- Elliot
A: "Talk about stupidity!"
B: "Who, you?"
A: "No, me!"
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