The name service configuration file, /etc/nsswitch.conf, should not be configured to only search the NIS database for host information. The search should include a files option to search in the local files.
For example, the name service ignores information in the local host if the /etc/nsswitch.conf file contains the following entry:
hosts: nis [NOTFOUND=return] dns
For the Netra j server and the NC clients to work correctly, change the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to include one of the following entries:
files nis [NOTFOUND=return] dns
nis files dns