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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/inet_hosts.erl b/lib/kernel/src/inet_hosts.erl
index df1d4fc0be..6e9719b4aa 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/inet_hosts.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/inet_hosts.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
%%
%% %CopyrightBegin%
%%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2009. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2013. All Rights Reserved.
%%
%% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
%% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ gethostbyname(_) -> {error, formerr}.
gethostbyname(Name, Type) when is_list(Name), is_atom(Type) ->
- case gethostbyname(Name, Type, inet_hosts_byname, inet_hosts_byaddr) of
+ %% Byname has lowercased names while Byaddr keep the name casing.
+ %% This is to be able to reconstruct the original /etc/hosts entry.
+ N = inet_db:tolower(Name),
+ case gethostbyname(N, Type, inet_hosts_byname, inet_hosts_byaddr) of
false ->
- case gethostbyname(Name, Type,
+ case gethostbyname(N, Type,
inet_hosts_file_byname,
inet_hosts_file_byaddr) of
false -> {error,nxdomain};