Re: Informix & NIS

> > We are planning to implement NIS on Sparc 20 , Solaris 2.4 for the > hosts. > > We intend to move all the entries from /etc/hosts to /some_other_place/hosts > except that machine's. > > Would this configuration affect Informix in an distributive env. > > Informix Products : > ---------------- > SERVER > ====== > Informix On-Line 5.04.UC2 > I-STAR 5.04.UC2 > > CLIENT > ====== > I-NET 5.04.UC2 > I-4GL/RT 4.13.UD1 > > > Has anyone tried this kind of settings. > > All help appreciated. > > > -- > Rajiv Jhaveri > DBA Dear Rajiv, I tested NIS+ (which is a complete replacement of NIS) on Sparc 20, Solaris 2.5 with Informix 7.x, 5,x. Solaris hostname resolution scheme consults /etc/nsswitch.conf. If you are using NIS, then the /etc/nsswitch.conf will be copied to /etc/nsswitch.conf. If you are fond of DNS, you can use DNS along with NIS or NIS+. To use DNS, you need to create /etc/resolv.conf to include your domainname and nameserver. You can also use /etc/hosts. Ex: 1- Use NIS exclusively cp /etc/nsswitch.nis /etc/nsswitch.conf 2- Use NIS and DNS (/etc/resolv.conf) and file (/etc/hosts) - cp /etc/nsswith.nis /etc/nsswitch.conf - Modify hosts field of /etc/nsswitch.conf to include DNS and files ... hosts: files dns nis [NOTFOUND=return] The order of search and control statements are from left to right - Remember to create /etc/resolv.conf for DNS This is more a sysadmin question than dba one. However, I figure that some one in this group might be interested in the topic. Please excuse the noise. regards, Binh Thanh Nguyen CERFnet Inc., =============================================================================== standard disclaimer applied ;-) ===============================================================================