Hostname resolution fails with the error "System error"
Issue
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Hostname resolution fails with the following error:
$ ping hostname ping: hostname: System error -
Problem occurs when setting the nis services in
/etc/nsswitch.confhosts: files nisplus nis dns
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- NSS
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