host file entry is not resolved via networking tools > resolve name

Products

• CA Privileged Access Manager (PAM)

Issue/Introduction

version:4.0.1.164

host file entry can not be resolved via networking tools >

resolve name

Environment

Release : 4.0.1

Component : PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT

Cause

This is how it works from networking tools, the name is not resolved if you define it in host file 

 

Resolution

In fact you can use the host file entries, system is aware of it

the entry you put in host file you can use, despite if you try to resolve the name does not show anything.