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What is used to dynamically resolve a hostname on a unix server?

What is used to dynamically resolve a hostname on a unix server?
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What is used to dynamically resolve a hostname on a unix server?

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Depending on how /etc/nsswitch.conf is set up: first /etc/hosts is checked and if no answer is found, the resolver code queries DNS servers listed in /etc/resolv.conf
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