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Peter Wilkin (wilkinp@cyclops.demon.co.uk) wrote:

:> I have just gone from lib 4.4.4 to lib 4.5.8, I have followed the
:> instructions to the letter. 

:> All is OK, except, commands that access the network, such as  
:>    ifconfig, dip, route, ping  etc.
:> will sometime generate the following messages

:> resolv+: "domain" is an invalid keyword
:> resolv+: "search" is an invalid keyword
:> resolv+: "nameserver" is an invalid keyword

:> This NEVER occured at 4.4.4, and has only occurred at 4.5.8, I have
:> proved it is 4.5.8 by regressing to 4.4.4, and the problem disappears.

:> The resolver is a libc function, I have traced this message to the library
:> libc.so.4.5.8

:> Does anyone else out there experience this problem ? 
:> Is there a way to stop it ?

Peter,

Yes. I experience this problem. This is , of course, not highly
surprising since both you and I installed our systems using the
file to be found at :-
     ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/unix/doc/linux/Demon.help.tar.gz.v2

The problem that you describe arises from the fact the /etc/host.conf
file in that distribution includes lines that are more appropriate to
the /etc/resolv.conf file.

/etc/host.conf should only include :-
   order hosts,bind
   multi on

The other stuff belongs in /etc/resolv.conf.

This is an historic accident dating from a previous period when
the /etc/host.resolv file wasn't required.

I believe that this problem will affect other Demon users and have
cross-posted this article to the demon.ip.support.unix group. I would
request followups to that group only please.
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