[plug] ping: unknown protocol icmp

[Colin Muller]

Do you have the lines:

protocols:  files
services:   files

in /etc/nsswitch.conf

Colin

On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 05:01:38PM +0800, Kim Covil wrote:
> OK...
> 
> has anyone seen this problem and have an idea of what files I am
> missing...?
> 
> when trying to ping I get the error:
> 
> 	ping: unknown protocol icmp
> 
> when trying to ftp I get the error:
> 
> 	ftp: ftp/tcp: unknown service
> 
> I am trying to build up a bare essentials root file system file by file
> so it is very likely I am just missing a file or a setting... or maybe a
> library...
> 
> ldd shows both executables have all the libraries they are looking
> for... I have a /etc/protocols with lines for icmp and tcp and have a
> /etc/services with ftp in...
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Kim
> 
> 
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