Does the AppManager Unix Agent use NetBIOS names when contacting the Management Server? (NETIQKB40908)

  • Document ID:7740908
  • Creation Date:02-Feb-2007
  • Modified Date:21-Aug-2007
    • Micro Focus Products:
      AppManager

Resolution

goal
Does the AppManager Unix Agent use NetBIOS names when contacting the Management Server?

fact
AppManager 5.x

fact
IBM - AIX

fact
Red Hat Linux

fact
Sun Solaris

fact
SuSE Linux

fix

No, the AppManager Unix Agent cannot use NetBIOS names or the NetBIOS protocol when contacting the Management Server unless a third party application has been installed (i.e. Samba).  The Unix agent communicates with the Management Server using the following mechanism:

    1. /etc/hosts
    2. NIS
    3. DNS

Order of the previous resolution methods is determined in the file /etc/nsswitch.conf.



Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB40908