You currently have a Linux system configured to check the /etc/hosts file before trying to contact a DNS server to resolve host names. You want to reverse the configuration so that it checks with a DNS server before falling back to the /etc/hosts file. Which of the following files should you modify to make this possible?

A. /etc/hosts
B. /etc/nsswitch.conf
C. /etc/resolv.conf
D. /etc/named.conf


Answer: B

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