[Help-gnunet] nsswitch not resolving VPN records

[Ivan Vilata-i-Balaguer]

Hi list,

While testing GNUnet, I've followed the user handbook to check the
GNUnet VPN: <https://gnunet.org/first-steps-using-gnunet-vpn>.  I've
found that, after configuring the Name Service Switch, configuring the
exit and creating the GNS VPN record, the example ``www.gnu`` entry
cannot be resolved (e.g. ``wget http://www.gnu/`` hangs indefinitely
resolving).

I checked that ``getent ahosts gnunet.org`` works, but with ``www.gnu``
it also hangs.  Then running ``gnunet-gns -u www.gnu`` also hangs.
However, running ``gnunet-gns -u www.gnu -t VPN`` returns the result
immediately.  If I create an A record instead, all the calls above
succeed.

My ``hosts`` entry in ``/etc/nsswitch.conf`` is:

    hosts:  files gns [NOTFOUND=return] mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns 
mdns4

I'm using Debian unstable's GNUnet package (version 0.10.1-4).

Do you have an idea of what may be going on?  Maybe there's some
configuration in my system which causes problems with VPN records?

Thanks for your help!

-- 
Ivan Vilata i Balaguer