".local" suffix on local server (Manjaro)

Question

I recently changed my Linux distribution (Manjaro) and my local domains defined in /etc/hosts and ending in .local no longer work.

# /etc/hosts
# Host addresses
127.0.0.1  localhost
127.0.0.1  hello.local
127.0.0.1  hello.domain.local
127.0.0.1  hello.other

$ ping hello.local
ping: hello.local: Nom ou service inconnu

$ ping hello.other
PING hello.other (127.0.0.1) 56(84) octets de données.
64 octets de localhost (127.0.0.1) : icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 temps=0.012 ms
...

$ ping hello.domain.local
PING hello.domain.local (127.0.0.1) 56(84) octets de données.
64 octets de localhost (127.0.0.1) : icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 temps=0.012 ms
...

This doesn't work only with a sub-domain of the tld .local : hello.local.

If it's a sub-sub domain : hello.domain.local , it works.

Also if the tld is not (.local) but .other : hello.other, it works.

where did I miss something?

Answer 1

Firstly, backup your nsswitch.conf -> sudo cp /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf.bk

Then, goo to /etc/nsswitch.conf and

replace this line

hosts: mymachines mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] files myhostname dns

to

hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns