(usagi-users 01370) Re: /etc/hosts don't understand IPv6 scopes (Linux)

[Peter Bieringer <pb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I've cc'ed now USAGI, perhaps interesing for them, too.

--On Sunday, April 14, 2002 01:36:52 AM +0200 Bernd Walter
<ipv6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> don't know whether this is a bug or a missing feature, but
>> 
>> /etc/hosts:
>> fe80::280:c8ff:fe01:2345%eth0   host6
>> 
>> isn't valid recognized - should it?
>> 
>> # ssh host6
>> ssh: host6: Name or service not known
> 
> Works here:
> [163]cicely8> uname -a
> FreeBSD cicely8.cicely.de 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #0: Sat
> Mar 16 10:53:19 CET 2002
> root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/var/d1/FreeBSD-2002-03-13/src/sys/i386/comp
> ile/CICELY8  i386 [164]cicely8> grep test /etc/hosts
> fe80::200:92ff:fe9b:20e7%de0 test
> [165]cicely8> ssh -v test
> OpenSSH_2.9 FreeBSD localisations 20020307, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0,
> OpenSSL 0x0090603f debug1: Reading configuration data
> /home/ticso/.ssh/config
> debug1: Applying options for *
> debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
> debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not
> be trusted. debug1: restore_uid
> debug1: ssh_connect: getuid 1007 geteuid 1007 anon 1
> debug1: Connecting to test [fe80::200:92ff:fe9b:20e7] port 22.
> [...]
> 
> But I asume you are using Linux - you did not mention...
...sorry forgot to mention, you're right.


-> looks like Linux/glibc resolver misses this support and skip
entries with "...%scope" completly

Tested glibc's:
RHL 2.2.4-19.3 and 2.2.4-24

        Peter