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Bug ID 6275116
Synopsis nsswitch.conf(4) documents incorrect default criteria for DNS
State 10-Fix Delivered (Fix available in build)
Category:Subcategory manpage:section4
Keywords nsswitch.conf | onnv-triage
Responsible Engineer Terry Gibson
Reported Against
Duplicate Of
Introduced In
Commit to Fix snv_16
Fixed In snv_16
Release Fixed solaris_nevada(snv_16) , solaris_10u1(s10u1_09) (Bug ID:2126582)
Related Bugs 4181371 , 4530367
Submit Date 24-May-2005
Last Update Date 26-September-2005
Description
The nsswitch.conf(4) man page incorrectly states that the default criteria for DNS 
is "[SUCCESS=return NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue TRYAGAIN=continue]".

Where as in fact the default for DNS (since at least Solaris 8) has been:
"[SUCCESS=return NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue TRYAGAIN=3]"

And for when no DNS servers are responding the fix for 4530367 added
the new action "TRYAGAIN_PAUSED" which affectively implies
"[SUCCESS=return NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue
TRYAGAIN=continue]" until a successful response is received.  When the
previous action is restored (by default TRYAGAIN=3).

 xxxxx@xxxxx.com 2005-05-24 10:40:24 GMT
Work Around
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