Re: [gentoo-dev] DNS not working except as root

[Collins Richey <erichey2@home.com>]

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On Sat, 12 May 2001 16:32:01 +0200 AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim
Gottinger) wrote:

> Collins Richey wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, 12 May 2001 12:41:15 +0200 AGottinger@t-online.de
> (Achim
> > Gottinger) wrote:
> > 
> > > Collins Richey wrote:
> > > >
> > 
> > > > A normal user is denied access to DNS requests, which
> > > > means that you can only gain internet access with
specific
> > >  ip addresses.
> > > >

> > /tmp was already 1777, 
> You should also set the sticky bit (chmod +t /tmp). I had a
> problem with
> netscape here. 
> I added the sticky bit and now all
> files created in /tmp are owned by root automatic, so normal
users
>  can overwrite such  files without problems.  Before that fix
I could 
> not start gnome a s a normal user 
> 

ok, I misread your post, have set the sticky bit.

> but your second post fixed most of the problem, ie 
> /etc/resolv.conf was 600 now 644. Now I can browse with 
> konqueror using names instead of ip addresses.
> > 
> > I still have one minor problem that I have seen before. 
> > Some distros have the problem, some don't.  I still can't 
> > use the name for my mail server under sylpheed, just the ip 
> > address.

> 
> did you assign your hostname to 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts or to
> your real IP adress?  (just a suggestion). I will make a
package 
> for sylpheed so I  can try that here.
> 

My hosts file has my local lan ip address for my hostname


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Collins Ridhey
Denver area
gentoo system