Net::SFTP::Foreign (usually) just uses the binary ssh command from your system and, unless you have some really rare configuration, it honors /etc/hosts.

Anyway, set debugging on for Net::SFTP::Foreign adding the following line at the beginning of your script: 

$Net::SFTP::Foreign::debug = -1;

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... and then run it and post here the debugging output.

There should be a line indicating how ssh is called, similar to ... 

#18146 1442165394.00000 _init_transport: ssh cmd: ssh -o NumberOfPassw
+ordPrompts=1 -o PreferredAuthentications=keyboard-interactive,passwor
+d foo.bar.com -s sftp

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You can also try running that command but without the -s sftp part, at the shell. Does it work? if it doesn't you should start by figuring out why not.

Finally, if you want compatibility with Net::SFTP, you should go for Net::SFTP::Foreign::Compat instead of Net::SFTP::Foreign.

In reply to Re: Net-SFTP-Foreign not reading /etc/hosts file? by salva
in thread Net-SFTP-Foreign not reading /etc/hosts file? by JimZipCode

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