How to Configure DNS Client in Solaris

Posted by AskNadya

January 27, 2010

1. Open /etc/resolv.conf using vi editor

# vi /etc/resolv.conf

2. Add DNS server IP into the /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
nameserver XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

3. Copy the DNS nsswitch file

# cp /etc/nsswitch.dns /etc/nsswitch.conf

4. Test your DNS

# nslookup
> www.asknadya.com

or

# ping www.asknadya.com

SUN Solaris/etc/nsswitch.conf, dns, etc/resolv.conf

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