Tracing Linux hostname resolution

[Jeff Blaine]

>    I don't see where Andreas pointed out that it is only for debugging
> purposes. At any rate, I agree that it is not a very advertised
> interface; I'm not sure there is any official statement about its
> support level, though.

FWIW:

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"getent is a debugging tool.  It's not meant to be used in production."
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