root@d0c3205330f6:/build# root@d0c3205330f6:/build# nslookup localhost Server: 10.0.2.3 Address: 10.0.2.3#53 Name: localhost Address: 127.0.0.1 root@d0c3205330f6:/build# dig localhost ; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> localhost ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 57747 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;localhost. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: localhost. 604800 IN A 127.0.0.1 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: localhost. 604800 IN NS localhost. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: localhost. 604800 IN AAAA ::1 ;; Query time: 1 msec ;; SERVER: 10.0.2.3#53(10.0.2.3) ;; WHEN: Mon Feb 06 18:04:37 UTC 2017 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 96 root@d0c3205330f6:/build#