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Given these entries in /etc/nsswitch.conf: ipnodes: files [NOTFOUND=return] hosts: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files When the NIS service is functioning, what happens if a host name is looked up? (Choose…

The correct answer is A. If an entry exists in the NIS database, the lookup always succeeds. D. If an entry exists in /etc/inet/ipnodes, the lookup always succeeds. F. If an entry does NOT exist in either NIS or /etc/inet/ipnodes, the lookup always fails. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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Given these entries in /etc/nsswitch.conf:

ipnodes: files [NOTFOUND=return] hosts: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files When the NIS service is functioning, what happens if a host name is looked up? (Choose three.) Sun 310-202 Exam

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  • AIf an entry exists in the NIS database, the lookup always succeeds.
  • BIf an entry exists in /etc/inet/hosts, the lookup always succeeds.
  • CIf an entry does NOT exist in the NIS database, the lookup always fails.
  • DIf an entry exists in /etc/inet/ipnodes, the lookup always succeeds.
  • EIf an entry does NOT exist in /etc/inet/hosts, the lookup always fails.
  • FIf an entry does NOT exist in either NIS or /etc/inet/ipnodes, the lookup always fails.

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  • A
    73% (36)
  • B
    14% (7)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • E
    8% (4)

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