Hosts File/Multiple Users

[Mark]

When I use a Hosts file in my Administrator account do the settings cross
over to my Limited User accounts?

Thanks

Mark

 

[Jim]

When I use a Hosts file in my Administrator account do the settings cross
over to my Limited User accounts?

Thanks

Mark

What do you mean by "in my Administrator account"?
The only place, that Windows will look for a HOSTS file, is in
\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc. All others, wherever they may be, are
ignored.
The file is read during system boot.
Jim

 

[Mark]

I set up three user accounts. One is a password protected administrator
account that I use when I need to and two are Limited User Accounts for most
everyday stuff. The administrator account is where I installed most of the
programs on this computer.

I don't see how a Hosts file is read during system boot when the Hosts file
is designed to protect my computer from adware, spyware, hijackers, and ads
while surfing the internet.

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Mark

 

[Mark]

Thank you.

Yes.

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[David H. Lipman]

From: "Mark" <[email protected]>

| I set up three user accounts. One is a password protected administrator
| account that I use when I need to and two are Limited User Accounts for most
| everyday stuff. The administrator account is where I installed most of the
| programs on this computer.

| I don't see how a Hosts file is read during system boot when the Hosts file
| is designed to protect my computer from adware, spyware, hijackers, and ads
| while surfing the internet.

| http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

| Mark

It is read on boot. It is interpreted as needed and is read prior to performing a DNS
query. It is not a per user file, it is a OS file taken from NFS and standard TCP/IP
configuration.

I'm glad you mention the MVP Hosts file.

You were replied to by a fake MS MVP - "The Real Truth MVP <[email protected]>"
Whose site, PCBUTTS1.Com is blocked by the MVP Hosts file.

 

[The Real Truth MVP]

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The Troll has gone crazy
http://pcbutts1-therealtruth.blogspot.com/

 

[Mark]

Thank you David. That was a very good explanation.

Mark

 

[N. Miller]

I don't see how a Hosts file is read during system boot when the Hosts file
is designed to protect my computer from adware, spyware, hijackers, and ads
while surfing the internet.

Actually, the 'hosts' file was designed to map "Fully Qualified Domain
Names" (FQDNs) to IP addresses. It was *the* original DNS system, before the
DNS system was designed, and deployed.

I still use my 'hosts' file primarily for its intended purpose. On my LAN, I
set up pseudo-static IP addresses (based on my router), and map the device
names to the IP addresses.

The 'hosts' file is "global" in effect; and, yes, it is read on system boot,
along with other networking apps.

 

[N. Miller]

Actually, the 'hosts' file was designed to map "Fully Qualified Domain
Names" (FQDNs) to IP addresses. It was *the* original DNS system, before the
DNS system was designed, and deployed.

I still use my 'hosts' file primarily for its intended purpose. On my LAN, I
set up pseudo-static IP addresses (based on my router), and map the device
names to the IP addresses.

The 'hosts' file is "global" in effect; and, yes, it is read on system boot,
along with other networking apps.

To correct that last, it is read any time your system makes a DNS request.