sendmail name resolution

[Derek Ragona]

Sendmail uses the system calls to resolve names.  You need to check:
/etc/nsswitch.conf

In that file check the hosts line, this gives the order for hostname 
resolution, typically it is files then dns.

Then you should check your /etc/hosts file to be sure that localhost is 
there and correct.

Also check /etc/resolve.conf that you have the correct nameservers for dns 
lookups.

         -Derek


At 08:28 PM 3/18/2007, jekillen wrote:
>Hello:
>Where does sendmail look to find out who it is?
>Resolve.conf?
>It keeps throwing up messages that it cannot
>resolve the name localhost, or that is the
>way I am interpreting the messages.
>FreeBSD v6.2 generic
>Thanks in advance;
>Jeff K
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