Configuring BIND With Multiple Domains

[Robert Spangler]

On Thu September 27 2007 18:55, Kevin Darcy wrote:

>  Jim Carlock wrote:
>  > What about for the resolv.conf file?
>  >
>  > I've got:
>  >
>  > <snip file="resolv.conf">
>  >
>  > search example.org example.com example.net
>  > domain example.org example.com example.net
>  > nameserver 67.8.106.162
>  > nameserver 65.32.1.81
>  > nameserver 65.32.1.80
>  >
>  > </snip>
>  >
>  > Is this going to work? I'm reading that only one domain
>  > name gets placed after the "domain" keyword.
>
>  Correct, your "domain" there is superfluous, only "search" will get used.
>
>  But, searchlists are evil. Why would you want to use them in the first
>  place? Define your main domain as "domain", everything else uses an
>  FQDN. Don't let your users get hooked on shortnames or you (and/or your
>  successor(s)) will pay the price for it down the road.

I can only second this one and very loudly.  FQDN is the way to go.  
Everything else is a headache.


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Regards
Robert

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