How can I search multiple domains in resolv.conf?

[Gregory Hicks]

> X-TN-Interface: 209.99.127.20
> From: Barry Margolin <barmar at alum.mit.edu>
> Subject: Re: How can I search multiple domains in resolv.conf?
> Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:07:38 -0400
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> 
> In article <da40gm$1mue$1 at sf1.isc.org>, needin4mation at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> > 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

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.

> 
> -- 
> Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
> Arlington, MA
> *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me ***
> 
> 

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