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I tried to change /etc/hosts to change a local DNS entry, so I can map any website name to any IP, but it isn't working. How can I debug it?

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What have you tried so far – warl0ck Sep 24 '12 at 9:13
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The file name you need to edit is /etc/hosts (not host). You need root permission to edit the file. – Manula Waidyanatha Sep 24 '12 at 9:34
Can you better explain what it is that you're trying to do with websites? – Karlson Sep 24 '12 at 12:40
@Karlson I am trying to change local dns at my computer so that i can open facebook.com by entering www.google.com in browser and mapping google.com with the ip of facebook.com in hosts file. – Rahul Kumar Dubey Sep 25 '12 at 15:06
@RahulKumarDubey So you are doing this on the workstation accessing the internet? – Karlson Sep 25 '12 at 15:22

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Check /etc/nsswitch.conf and make sure on the hosts line, files is the first option and not dns

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please explain in detail about /etc/nsswitch.conf and how it is related to /etc/hosts file ?? – Rahul Kumar Dubey Sep 25 '12 at 15:10
@RahulKumarDubey man nsswitch.conf – Karlson Sep 25 '12 at 15:21

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