As usual this list amazes me with quick and excellent advice
thanks a lot to Lawrie Smith for a quick hint as to what i needed to look
at..
>my question was:
>if i log in as root i can ping UVPROD which is in /etc/hosts all is ok
>i can also ftp UVPROD
>but if i log on as a regular user
>i can still do the ping UVPROD
>but ftp says unknown host, any ideas as to what i have done wrong :-)
Someone (me!) had changed permission on /etc/hosts so only root could read
the file :-(
best regards from Denmark
Claus
Frie Funktionærer - faglig organisation og tværfaglig a-kasse - www.f-f.dk
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