NSS_MDNS.CONF(5)

NAME
nss_mdns.conf - configuration file for libnss_mdns(8).

DESCRIPTION
This file describes the domains that libnss_mdns(8) is to support. If a lookup domain is not in this list, then NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND will be returned to libc and processing will continue according to nsswitch.conf(5).

  Configuration file format
Lines containing only whitespace or lines whose first non-whitespace character is ‘#’ are ignored. No single line may be greater than 1023 characters plus end-of-line.

    domain x.y.z

Enable use of libnss_mdns(8) to lookup DNS entries in the ‘x.y.z’ domain. Leading and trailing dots are dropped.

Reverse (PTR) lookups are enabled using their DNS names. IPv6 names use "nibble format".

    domain 254.169.in-addr.arpa
    domain 0.8.e.f.ip6.arpa

  Default configuration
If the configuration file cannot be found then the following is assumed.

    domain local
    domain 0.8.e.f.ip6.int
    domain 0.8.e.f.ip6.arpa
    domain 254.169.in-addr.arpa

SEE ALSO
nsswitch.conf(5), libnss_mdns(8)

HISTORY
libnss_mdns(8) was originally written for NICTA [http://www.nicta.com.au/].

AUTHORS
Andrew White [Andrew.White@nicta.com.au]

LICENSE
This software is licensed under the NICTA Public Source License version 1.0

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