[SPARCbook] CVS Help

[Thomas Roehr]

Oscar,

Two things come to mind. You need to change the line
in /etc/nsswitch.conf from

hosts:    files

to

hosts:    files dns

Also, some of the older releases of netscape came with two different executables, one for dns, and the other for nis. Make sure you are using
the dns version.

If that doesn't help, I will work with you on a solution.

Good luck,

Tom Roehr
troehr at nj-onramp.com

oscar.g.farah at census.gov wrote:

> I have spent more than "5 or 10 minutes browsing through www.sunhelp.org
> or www.sunguru.com and looking at the FAQs and other resources available
> (I *do* know that there is a number of FAQs at these sites,right?)". I was
> trying to find something "related to SparcBook issues," and not "to
> Solaris" in the area of who you can "Call an ass" or give a Swift Kick to. But I was not able to find anything. Of course, this message would
> have been more constructive if the sender would have demonstrated his vast
> knowledge by giving specific list names instead of " ... there are lists
> for that ..."
>
> Now that I got my 1 cent's worth.
>
> I have another question that I hope will be approved as "Sparcbook type":
>
> Using a 3COM-3C589, I connect to the Internet using Netscape. Both
> "nslookup" and "arp" use the DNS address I entered in a "resolv.conf" file
> placed in the /etc directory; Netscape does not. What trick do you need to
> pull to make Netscape recognize the existence of "resolv.conf"?
>
> Oscar Farah
>
> P.S. - if you would like to respond to my question an are afraid to do it
> because someone may decide that it is not "Sparcbook type" enough, then
> please reply to me directly and not to the list! Just remember, to satisfy
> some people, we need to keep the list devoid of any Solaris questions!!
>
> With all due respect...
>
> When I subscribed to the list, I was under the impression that the list
> was geared towards SparcBook-related discussions and help.
>  The last week or so, it seems that a few  of the questions being asked
> are not related to SparcBook issues, but to Solaris.  Some of these
> wouldn't even make it to the list if the person(s) would take 5 or 10
> minutes and browse through www.sunhelp.org or www.sunguru.com and look
> at the FAQs and other resources available (you *do* know that there is a
> number of FAQs at these sites,right?).
> Call me an ass if you do so wish, but I don't think it is up to us to
> teach anyone how to untar files, 'linux-size' Solaris, or teach
> scripting 101; there are lists for that, and this doesn't seem like the
> right one.
> Just my 2 cents....
>
> -Paul
>
> Meer Ahmed wrote:
> >
> > I am planning to install CVS  a Version control software on SUN Sparc
> > running Solaris 8. Would anyone mind helping me out and giving out info
> > about the latest version of CVS available and it's compatibility and
> most
> > importanatly guide me through the installation procedure.
> >
> > Thanks in Advance
> >
> > A Newbie :>)
> --
>
> Paul Santos                                      uzziel at erols.com
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