Hey all!
I'm working on Solaris10 right now and I was fiddling around with a fresh install and was wondering about the service that uses resolv.conf?
I know prior to Sol10 (SMF) it was /etc/init.d/inetsvc stop and start to reload resolv.conf changes
but I can't seem to find the correct SMF FMRI to restart
can anyone point me in the right direction?
i've tried network/service but that doesn't seem to make a difference
resolv.conf is read by any program that needs it. It's like /etc/passwd --- you don't restart a service when you change that. Many times I have had resolv.conf problems and they go away when I fix the file. And this includes Solaris 10. 
Are you sure that /etc/nsswitch.conf has dns in the hosts entry?
Another thing I do when changes don't immediately take effect is to restart the nscd which has a FMRI involving the word "cache". Try
svcs \*cache\* to find it.
nscd = name server caching daemon
Hi....
Do below steps.
#vi /etc/resolve.conf
Make sure correct DNS ip and hostnaems
#vi /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts : DNS,NIS or dns,nis
no need to restart the server.
#svcsdm restart or refresh network
enough above steps. If u possible u can give #devfsadm command.
Regards,
Arjun Reddy.
'dns nis' is dependent on if you want to use dns and/or you have the nis service available to you. 'files dns' is a more default approach.
Thanks for the replies 
I'm going to try to make this my new home away from home
I just tried it a few times, and it was indeed the name-service-cache service
Just for anyone else wanting to know how to make the resolv.conf changes immediate
svcadm restart svc:/system/name-service-cache