Re: Problem with resolver in new libc6?
On Thu, Dec 24, 1998 at 12:09:47AM -0600, Rob Browning wrote:
> Adam Klein <aklein@eskimo.com> writes:
>
> > Well, it's fixed now. Somehow, my resolv.conf had gotten messed up
> > leading to me forgetting what the correct syntax was. Sorry for the
> > scare.
>
> Hmm, I noticed today (since I'm not using my normal configuration)
> that resolv.conf(5) might be wrong. It claims that if you're using
> bind in a "normally configured system" you shouldn't need a
> resolv.conf at all. This used to be true on my system, but now I find
> that removing it keeps DNS from working. I can't test extensively
> from my current location, so verification and details will have to
> wait.
Now that you mention it, I noticed the same thing. I normally run a
caching-only DNS server on my machine (a PPP dialup box), but when I remove
/etc/resolv.conf, it stops working.
Adam
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