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Werk #1377: Renamed agent plugin resolve_hostname into dnsclient, make portable to all Unices

Component Checks & agents
Title Renamed agent plugin resolve_hostname into dnsclient, make portable to all Unices
Date Aug 24, 2014
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.2.5i6 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The small agent plugin dnsclient simply uses nslookup in order to try the local resolver. It now should work on Linux, AIX, HP-UX and Solaris, provided the tool nslookup is installed and in the search path. It now also supports resolving several addresses.

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