Re: NSE Failed to resolve hostname

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 08:24:43AM +0200, Dan wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
>  I’m working on a script that takes the host argument and combines it
> with some variations and then runs some tests on those target names.
> The script works fine if the hostname is valid, but otherwise the
> script fails to run.
> Changing the hostrule into portrule isn’t an option because if the
> targeted port isn’t open, the script won’t run.

Perhaps run with -Pn to disable host discovery? Another option is to use
a prerule instead of hostrule and give the names as a script argument.

David Fifield
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