LIBNSS_MDNS(8)

NAME
libnss_mdns - name service switch module to support Apple mdnsd

DESCRIPTION
The libnss_mdns shared library implements a name service switch module to interface with Apple mdnsd. It is enabled by adding ‘mdns’ to the ‘hosts:’ line of nsswitch.conf(5). This will cause calls to gethostbyname(3), gethostbyname2(3) and gethostbyaddr(3) to include mdnsd in their lookup path.

The libnss_mdns shared library should be installed in the system library paths, typically in /lib.

FILES
/etc/nss_mdns.conf
    configuration options

EXAMPLES
In /etc/nsswitch.conf:
    hosts: files mdns dns

This will cause the name service switch to lookup hostnames first using /etc/hosts, then mdns and finally via DNS.

DIAGNOSTICS
libnss_mdns dumps status information via syslog(3).

SEE ALSO
nsswitch.conf(5), nss_mdns.conf(5), ldconfig(8)

info libc "Name Service Switch"

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

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

BUGS
Return values for obscure error conditions may not match those expected by nsswitch code.

Version 0.62 of mdnsd does not support an option to force link-local multicast lookups. ‘PTR’ reverse lookups for non-link-local domains will not function correctly.

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

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