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Why is the loghost alias NOT displayed?

The host aubie has the following entry in its /etc/nsswitch.conf file (unrelated lines are omitted):
hosts: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
And the following in its /etc/inet/hosts file:
#
# Internet host table
#
127.0.0.1 localhost
10.7.8.101 aubie loghost
Given the output of the following command:
# getent hosts aubie
10.7.8.101 aubie
Why is the loghost alias NOT displayed?

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A.
The getaliasbyname NIS map is missing.

B.
The Name Service Cache Daemon (nscd) is not running.

C.
The /etc/inet/hosts file contains spaces instead of tabs.

D.
The loghost variable is not defined in the /etc/syslog.conf file.

E.
The NIS map entry for aubie does NOT contain the loghost alias.

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