On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, Raymond Norton wrote: > I need to add new entries to my hosts file quite often. How can I reload it > without a reboot? eh? i think you are mistaken, there is no need to reboot, there is no need to reload the file, the resolver looks up the info from that file everytime you make a DNS request. iirc the default sequence is /etc/hosts, NIS databases, the DNS servers as specified in /etc/resolv.conf make a change and try it, you'll notice that it will work. Without rebooting. Munir Nassar RedConcepts.NET http://redconcepts.net/ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list