arc@thyme.wpd.sgi.com (Andrew Cherenson) (06/23/89)
In article <8906212039.AA17128@csd360b.erim.org> jgarb@CSD360B.ERIM.ORG (Joe Garbarino) writes: > >I'm using the BIND nameserver for a 4d we have. when I try to contact a >computer within our domain giving just the host name (without .erim.org) >it times out. If I give the fully qualified name, it works, and after that >just the hostname works! This is a bit mysterious. The local domain is specified in the resolv.conf file. In IRIX, the file belongs in /usr/etc. Other BSD-derived systems usually place it in /etc. Joe had it in /etc. >Also, when I'm booting my machine, it attempts to mount the NFS, >but it doesn't recognize the other systems, possibly due to the fact >that the nameserver isn't up. What file needs to be changed to get the >nameserver to start before the NFS file systems are mounted? Edit /etc/init.d/network script and move the named startup before the NFS startup. (This change will be made for the next major release after IRIX 3.2.) When installing a new release or update, your modified network script will be renamed to network.O. You'll have to merge your changes with the new version.