[plug] ping: unknown protocol icmp

[Kim Covil]

I did have

protocols: db files
services: db files

I have now changed them to remove the 'db's and still have the same
errors...

Cheers

Kim

On Fri, 2001-11-09 at 17:20, Colin Muller wrote:
> 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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