Solaris 11- Configuring Nsswitch.conf

##Configuring nsswitch.conf

The next step is to configure the svc:/system/name-service/switch service .

solaris:~$ svccfg -s name-service/switch

svc:/system/name-service/switch> setprop config/default = files

svc:/system/name-service/switch> setprop config/host = "files dns"

svc:/system/name-service/switch> setprop config/ipnode = astring: "files dns"

svc:/system/name-service/switch> exit

solaris:~$ svcadm refresh name-service/switch

solaris:~$ svcadm restart name-service/switch

Now examine the /etc/nsswitch.conf to confirm it worked:

Solaris 11- Configuring DNS Client on the server?

Now use the svccfg to modify the svc:/network/dns/client service:

solaris:~$ svccfg -s dns/client

svc:/network/dns/client> listprop config

config application

config/value_authorization astring solaris.smf.value.name-service.dns.client

config/nameserver net_address 10.0.0.1

Modify the config/nameserver property and list the results:

svc:/network/dns/client> setprop config/nameserver = (192.168.1.1 4.2.2.2 8.8.8.8)

svc:/network/dns/client> listprop config

config application

config/value_authorization astring solaris.smf.value.name-service.dns.client

config/nameserver net_address 192.168.1.1 4.2.2.2 8.8.8.8

Add the config/search and config/domain properties and list the results:

svc:/network/dns/client> setprop config/search = xyz.com

svc:/network/dns/client> setprop config/domain = xyz.com

svc:/network/dns/client> listprop config

config application

config/value_authorization astring solaris.smf.value.name-service.dns.client

config/nameserver net_address 192.168.1.1 4.2.2.2 8.8.8.8

config/search astring xyz.com

config/domain astring xyz.com

svc:/network/dns/client> exit

Finally refresh and restart the dns/client service:

solaris:~$ svcadm refresh dns/client

solaris:~$ svcadm restart dns/client