Is there any effect on name resolution if nsswitch.conf changed as "hosts: dns files" ?
Issue
- What happens while accessing "localhost" when,
/etc/nsswitch.confis set as "hosts: dns files"? - There is a hostname record both in DNS and /etc/hosts with different IPs. Which record will be used?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux all version
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