Philip Hazel <ph10@???> in thread "How do I ..." writes:
> What gethostbyname() does is controlled by /etc/resolv.conf (on many
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> systems). Commonly it looks in /etc/hosts, and only if that fails does
> it try the DNS.
ITYM /etc/nsswitch.conf there.
<lansyaw@???> in thread "using exim w/ more than 65000 users" writes:
> [...] and not /etc/passwd where uid limit is at 65K something.
If your Unix implementation is limited to 16-bit uids then it's looking
a bit old-fashioned by now.
[Although one probably wouldn't want >65K *separate* entries in a flat
/etc/passwd -- one would use NIS or one of its friends.]
Chris Thompson
Email: cet1@???
