BIND Resolver Statements

BIND Name Server Boot File Statements

Appendix F
BIND Name Server and Resolver Statements

BIND Resolver Statements

The following statements are for the resolver configuration file, /etc/resolv.conf.

domain

Function:
Defines your resolver's default domain
Syntax:
```
domain domain-name
```
Example:
```
domain corp.hp.com
```
Covered in:
Configuring Hosts

search (4.8.3 and later versions)

Function:
Defines your resolver's default domain and search list
Syntax:

search default-domain next-domain-in-search-list ... last-domain- in-search-list

Example:

search corp.hp.com pa.itc.hp.com hp.com

Covered in:

nameserver

Function:
Tells your resolver to query a particular name server
Syntax:
```
nameserver IP-address
```
Example:
```
nameserver 15.255.152.4
```
Covered in:

; and # (4.9.3 and later versions)

Function:
Adds a comment to the resolver configuration file
Syntax:

; free-format-comment

or

# free-format-comment

Example:

# Added parent domain to search list for compatibility with 4.8.3

Covered in:

sortlist (4.9.3 and later versions)

Function:
Specifies network numbers for your resolver to prefer
Syntax:
```
sortlist network-list
```
Example:

sortlist 128.32.4.0/255.255.255.0 15.0.0.0

Covered in:

options ndots (4.9.3 and later versions)

Function:
Specifies the number of dots an argument must have in it so that the resolver will look it up before applying the search list
Syntax:
```
options ndots:number-of-dots
```
Example:
```
options ndots:1
```
Covered in:

options debug (4.9.3 and later versions)

Function:
Turns on debugging output in the resolver
Syntax:
```
options debug
```
Example:
```
options debug
```
Covered in: