Bug 144687 – /etc/host.conf is obsolete

Bug 144687 - /etc/host.conf is obsolete

Summary:	/etc/host.conf is obsolete

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	None

Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	setup (Show other bugs)
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Version:	3
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Bill Nottingham
QA Contact:	David Lawrence
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Keywords:	FutureFeature

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Reported:	2005-01-10 12:47 EST by Joe Krahn
Modified:	2014-03-16 22:51 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2005-01-10 16:21:02 EST
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Description Joe Krahn 2005-01-10 12:47:18 EST

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Description of problem:
The /etc/host.conf file is obsoleted by /etc/nsswitch.conf.
This is supposed to only be for libc4/libc5 binaries. It should
be indicated as obsolete in the man page, and probably as a
comment in the distributed /etc/host.conf.

There is still a reference to it in /lib/libc-2.3.3.so, so it
may need to be kept around for a while.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
setup-2.5.33-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
N/A
    

Additional info:

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2005-01-10 16:21:02 EST

After discussions with the libc maintainer, this isn't really
something we want to change. It's needed for compatibility, and is not
actually completely replaced by NSS.

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