nmblookup doesn't use lmhosts file to resolve names...

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Aravinda,

> We added a following entry to lmhosts file:
> 
> <ipv4-address>    <host-name>
> 
> When we executed "$ nmblookup <host-name>" and this resulted in the message
> "name_query failed to find name <host-name>".
> 
> But when we tried the $nmblookup --lookup-by-ip <ipv4-address>, it was
> successful in resolving.
> 
> Note that no special "name resolve order" was specified in smb.conf.
> 
> So, it appears like nmblookup does not use lmhosts file to 
> resolve the names. Could you please let us know if this is the case
> and whether it is an intended behaviour?

This is intended IMO.  Neither does nslookup look in /etc/hosts.




cheers, jerry

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