resolv.conf(5)resolv.conf(5)Nameresolv.conf - resolver configuration file
Description
The resolver configuration file, contains information that the resolver
routines read the first time they are invoked by a process. The
resolver file contains ASCII text and lists the name-value pairs that
provide various types of resolver information.
The file is required if your system is running BIND. This file must
contain the BIND domain name for the local area network. If your sys‐
tem is a BIND client, this file must also contain nameserver entries.
There are two entry formats for the file:
domain binddomain
This line specifies the default domain to append to local host
names. If no domain entries are present, the domain returned by
after the first dot (.) is used. If the host name does not con‐
tain a domain, the root domain is assumed.
nameserver address
In this entry, the address is the IP address, in dot notation,
of the BIND server that should be queried to resolve host name
and address information. You should have at least one name
server listed. Two or more name servers reduces the possibility
of interrupted BIND service in the event that one of the servers
is down. You can list up to (10) name servers. If more than
one server is listed, the resolver library queries you to try
them in the order listed. If no name server entries are
present, the default is to use the name server on the local
machine.
The algorithm used is to try a name server, and, if the query
times out, to try the next, until out of name servers or the
query is resolved. The last step is to repeat trying all the
name servers until a maximum number of retries has been made or
the query has been resolved.
The name value pair must appear on a single line, and the keyword or
must start each line.
Examples
The following is an example of a file:
;
; Data file for a client
;
domain cities.us
nameserver 128.11.22.33
Lines beginning with a semicolon (;) are comment lines.
FilesSee Alsogethostname(2), resolver(3), named(8)
Guide to the BIND Service
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