[SunHELP] solaris 8 problem ...]

[Kurt Huhn]

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Kurt Huhn wrote:
> 
> Hmmmm... I hate to say it, but the I think you're embarking upon an
> excersise in futility.  That's not to say that there isn't a solution,
> but that the solution to this particular problem is moot.
> 
> A lack of name resolution is one of those things that gives you an
> initial heads-up when things have gone 'floopy' on your network.  I know
> that I, personally, am alerted to a lot of network problems when name
> resolution goes down - it helps me react quickly to problems and fix
> them right away.
> 
> That said, the only way you're going to fix this problem is by
> configuring /etc/nsswitch.conf to do some funky stuff.  I'm certain that
> there are some clues on docs.sun.com.
> 
> Kurt
> 
> Adrian Florea wrote:
> >
> > The desired result is that:
> >
> > when ethernet cable is disconnected (on a solaris 8 NIS client) and I try
> > ping on the NIS master to receive a response like: no answer from ... .
> > I have setup the nsswitch.conf and /etc/hosts with related entries but in
> > the situation described the whole station is down, crashed - I can do
> > nothing on the console...
> >
> > Adrian.
> >
> > On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> >
> > > Adrian Florea wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The whole thing worked only if I remove nis from nsswitch.conf and let
> > > > there only files options.
> > > > But that can't be a solution ...
> > > >
> > >
> > > You'd be surprised.  If the workstation can't contact the NIS server, it
> > > will do all sorts of funky things.  In this case, it probably is the
> > > solution.  Refer to my previous email where I explain what the
> > > workstation is doing when attempting name resolution.  If you
> > > purposfully make an NIS server unavailable to a workstation, you
> > > shouldn't be at all surprised when it shows you its arse.
> > >
> > > If you remove a node from the network, all network services (not local
> > > to that node) will be unavailable.  I'm still trying to understand what
> > > problem you're trying to solve though.  It's not clear what the desired
> > > result is...
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