Re: strange SSH behavior

[shrimpcookie <shrimpcookie@attbi.com>]

Casey wrote:

> In resolv.conf, after "search domain.name.blah" I added "lookup file" AND 
> changed the line in sshd_config from "ReverseMappingCheck yes" although it 
> was commented out, to "no" and now, what bam thank you ma'am, as soon as I 
> enter my password, I'm dropped to my shell.  Now if someone could explain as 
> to why this happened all of a sudden, to more than just one person, would be 
> great.  Perhaps is there a patch to come to fix this?
> Hope this helps to delete any headaches that you people are having.
> 
> Casey


I'm such a weenie. Instead of having "lookup file bind", I had "file 
lookup bind" in the resolv.conf file. :/ My problem is gone.

You'll need something similar to '192.168.1.2 some_name' in your 
/etc/hosts file, and 'lookup file bind' in the /etc/resolv.conf file.

Regarding resolv.conf.tail:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=101233483815714&w=2