A system administrator needs to change the default name resolution order, to first search the /etc/hosts file and then the DNS servers. Which option should be present in which file?

The correct answer is B. hosts = local, bind in the /etc/netsvc.conf file. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

AIX 7.3 Network Configuration

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Options

Ahosts = file, bind in the /etc/hosts file
Bhosts = local, bind in the /etc/netsvc.conf file
Coptions = local, bind in the /etc/resolv.conf file
DNSORDER = local, bind in the /etc/nslookup.conf file

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A
3% (1)
B
82% (32)
C
5% (2)
D
10% (4)

Topics

#name resolution#/etc/netsvc.conf#DNS order#hosts file

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