How can I search multiple domains in resolv.conf?

[n***@gmail.com]

Hi,

in my resolv.conf I have

domain domain1.com domain2.com
nameserver 192.168.20.61
nameserver ...

It works. But is this correct? I couldn't find it on the man page or
anywhere else. Thanks.

[Barry Margolin]

Post by n***@gmail.com
Hi,
in my resolv.conf I have
domain domain1.com domain2.com
nameserver 192.168.20.61
nameserver ...
It works. But is this correct? I couldn't find it on the man page or
anywhere else. Thanks.

You can only put one domain after "domain". If you want multiple
domains, use "search" instead:

search domain1.com domain2.com

[Gregory Hicks]

X-TN-Interface: 209.99.127.20
Subject: Re: How can I search multiple domains in resolv.conf?
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:07:38 -0400

Post by n***@gmail.com
Hi,
in my resolv.conf I have
domain domain1.com domain2.com
nameserver 192.168.20.61
nameserver ...
It works. But is this correct? I couldn't find it on the man page

or

Post by n***@gmail.com
anywhere else. Thanks.

You can only put one domain after "domain". If you want multiple
search domain1.com domain2.com

But if you do this, remember that whichever directive (search/domain)
comes second is the one that is used. The other is ignored.

eg:
domain example.com
search localhost. local.host.

The domain statement is ignored.

eg:
search localhost. local.host.
domain example.com

Here, the search is ignored.

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[Barry Margolin]

Post by Gregory Hicks

X-TN-Interface: 209.99.127.20
Subject: Re: How can I search multiple domains in resolv.conf?
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:07:38 -0400

Post by n***@gmail.com
Hi,
in my resolv.conf I have
domain domain1.com domain2.com
nameserver 192.168.20.61
nameserver ...
It works. But is this correct? I couldn't find it on the man page

or

Post by n***@gmail.com
anywhere else. Thanks.

You can only put one domain after "domain". If you want multiple
search domain1.com domain2.com

But if you do this, remember that whichever directive (search/domain)
comes second is the one that is used. The other is ignored.

That's why I said "instead" rather than "in addition to". There's no
reason to have both in the resolv.conf file, since one will be ignored.
So rather than try to remember whether it uses the first or the second,
just get rid of the one you don't want.