Debian Bug report logs - #463575
resolv.conf.5 should explain how to set an empty domain

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Olaf van der Spek <OlafvdSpek@GMail.Com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: /etc/resolv.conf: No way to disable domain option

Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:33:10 +0100

Package: libc6
Version: 2.3.6.ds1-13etch4
Severity: normal

Hi,

$ man resolv.conf
       domain Local domain name.
              Most queries for names within this domain can use short names relative to the local domain.  If no domain entry is present, the domain is determined from the local host name returned by gethostname(); the domain part is taken to be  everything  
after
              the first ‘.’.  Finally, if the host name does not contain a domain part, the root domain is assumed.

There doesn't seem to be a way to disable this option. If it's not set or if it's set to the empty string, gethostname() will be used.
I'd like to have an option to just disable it.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable'), (1, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii  tzdata                      2007j-1etch2 Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time

libc6 recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information

Message #18 received at 463575@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>

To: Olaf van der Spek <OlafvdSpek@GMail.Com>

Cc: 463575@bugs.debian.org, control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: /etc/resolv.conf: No way to disable domain option

Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:14:22 +0100

reassign 463575 manpages
retitle 463575 resolv.conf.5 should explain how to set an empty domain
thanks

On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 04:33:10PM +0100, Olaf van 
der Spek wrote:
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.3.6.ds1-13etch4
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> $ man resolv.conf
>        domain Local domain name.
>               Most queries for names within this domain can use short names relative to the local domain.  If no domain entry is present, the domain is determined from the local host name returned by gethostname(); the domain part is taken to be  everything  
> after
>               the first ‘.’.  Finally, if the host name does not contain a domain part, the root domain is assumed.
> 
> There doesn't seem to be a way to disable this option. If it's not set or if it's set to the empty string, gethostname() will be used.
> I'd like to have an option to just disable it.
> 

To disable it, you should use a single dot ('.'). I think it is
something that should appear in the manpage, I am therefore reassigning
the bug to the corresponding package.

-- 
Aurelien Jarno	                        GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73
aurelien@aurel32.net                 http://www.aurel32.net

Message #35 received at 463575-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Simon Paillard <spaillard@debian.org>

To: 463575-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#463575: fixed in manpages 3.53-1

Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 23:48:06 +0000

Source: manpages
Source-Version: 3.53-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
manpages, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 463575@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Simon Paillard <spaillard@debian.org> (supplier of updated manpages package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 01:16:25 +0200
Source: manpages
Binary: manpages manpages-dev
Architecture: source all
Version: 3.53-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Martin Schulze <joey@debian.org>
Changed-By: Simon Paillard <spaillard@debian.org>
Description: 
 manpages   - Manual pages about using a GNU/Linux system
 manpages-dev - Manual pages about using GNU/Linux for development
Closes: 463575
Changes: 
 manpages (3.53-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Imported Upstream version 3.53
     . new manpage: restart_syscall.2
     . resolv.conf.5: Explain how to set empty domain (Closes: #463575)
   * missing.7: update after #235967 closure
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