Try removing or commenting the search entry in /etc/resolv.conf.

Regards,

Patrick


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernd Broermann [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 1999 1:57 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Samba7c is a unfriendly server
>
> Hi , once more,
>
> > > Get_Hostbyname: Unknown host. localhost
> >
> > Samba wants to be able to lookup the host called "localhost". If
> you're
> > using DNS, you need to add an entry in your DNS for "127.0.0.1
> localhost"
>
> I dont wnat to be boring, but there is an localhost defined in
> /etc/hosts ( which is a link to HOSTS.NET.SYS.
> And it doesn't matter if there is a /etc/resolv.conf  ( which is a
> link
> to RESLVCNF.NET.SYS. )
>
> At startup I PUT in the commands:
>
>
> NETCONTROL START; NET=loop     # I didnt configure that , but ping
> localhost works
> NETCONTROL START; NET=pclan    # I didnt configure that , but ping
> mpe55
> works
> NSCONTROL START
> STREAMS 10
> SPOOLER LP;START
>
>
> I am not very familar to MPE systems, but I want to to  show the
> facilities of free Software even for computer architectures which have
> a
> history before coming up of Unix.
>
> I want to show samb/iX for MPE  on a fair in hamburg next thursday.
>
> Please help
>
>
> --
> Broermann Technologie Beratung
> http://www.opensource.de
> << Open-Source for your business >>
>
>
> /etc/hosts
> # This file contains information regarding the known hosts.
> # Copy this file to HOSTS.NET.SYS if that file does not already exist.
> #
> # The form for each entry is:
> # <host IP address>   <official host name>   <host aliases>
> #
> # For example:
> # 128.128.128.128 hostname hostalias hostalias.domain.com
> #
> #
> 127.0.0.1 localhost loopback
> 192.168.96.50 MPE55 salbei
> 192.168.96.1  pfeffer  nameserver    # bind
> 192.168.96.7  fenchel
> 192.168.96.3  vanille
> 192.168.96.5  majoran
>
>
> /etc/resolv.conf
> domain broermann.org
> search broermann.org
> # nameserver 196.168.96.1