RESOLVCONF.CONF(5) | System Manager's Manual | RESOLVCONF.CONF(5)

# NAME

resolvconf.conf — resolvconf configuration file

# DESCRIPTION

resolvconf.conf is the configuration file for resolvconf(8). The resolvconf.conf file is a shell script that is sourced by resolvconf(8), meaning that resolvconf.conf must contain valid shell commands. Listed below are the standard resolvconf.conf variables that may be set.

After updating this file, you may wish to run resolvconf -u to apply the new configuration.

# RESOLVCONF OPTIONS

interface_order
  These interfaces will always be processed first. If unset, defaults to the following:-

  > lo lo[0-9]*

dynamic_order
  These interfaces will be processed next, unless they have a metric. If unset, defaults to the following:-

  > tap[0-9]* tun[0-9]* vpn vpn[0-9]* ppp[0-9]* ippp[0-9]*

search_domains
  Prepend search domains to the dynamically generated list.
search_domains_append
  Append search domains to the dynamically generated list.
name_servers
  Prepend name servers to the dynamically generated list. You should set this to 127.0.0.1 if you use a local name server other than libc.
name_servers_append
  Append name servers to the dynamically generated list.
private_interfaces
  These interfaces name servers will only be queried for the domains listed in their resolv.conf. Useful for VPN domains. This is equivalent to the resolvconf -p option.
state_dir
  Override the default state directory of /var/run/resolvconf. This should not be changed once resolvconf is in use unless the old directory is copied to the new one.

# LIBC OPTIONS

The following variables affect resolv.conf(5) directly:-

resolv_conf
  Defaults to /etc/resolv.conf if not set.
resolv_conf_options
  A list of libc resolver options, as specified in resolv.conf(5).
resolv_conf_passthrough
  When set to YES the latest resolv.conf is written to resolv_conf without any alteration.
resolv_conf_sortlist
  A libc resolver sortlist, as specified in resolv.conf(5).

# SUBSCRIBER OPTIONS

openresolv ships with subscribers for the name servers dnsmasq(8), named(8), pdnsd(8) and unbound(8). Each subscriber can create configuration files which should be included in in the subscribers main configuration file.

dnsmasq_conf
  This file tells dnsmasq which nameservers to use for specific domains.
dnsmasq_resolv
  This file tells dnsmasq which nameservers to use for global lookups.

  Example resolvconf.conf for dnsmasq:

  > nameservers=127.0.0.1

  > dnsmasq_conf=/etc/dnsmasq-conf.conf

  > dnsmasq_resolv=/etc/dnsmasq-resolv.conf

  Example dnsmasq.conf:

  > listen-address=127.0.0.1

  > conf-file=/etc/dnsmasq-conf.conf

  > resolv-file=/etc/dnsmasq-resolv.conf

named_options
  Include this file in the named options block. This file tells named which nameservers to use for global lookups.
named_zones
  Include this file in the named global scope, after the options block. This file tells named which nameservers to use for specific domains.

  Example resolvconf.conf for named:

  > nameservers=127.0.0.1

  > named_options=/etc/named-options.conf

  > named_zones=/etc/named-zones.conf

  Example named.conf:

  > options {

  > listen-on { 127.0.0.1; };

  > include /etc/named-options.conf;

  > };

  > include /etc/named-zones.conf;

pdnsd_conf
  This is the main pdnsd configuration file which we modify to add our forward domains to. If this variable is not set then we rely on the pdnsd configuration file setup to read pdnsd_resolv as documented below.
pdnsd_resolv
  This file tells pdnsd about global nameservers. If this variable is not set then it's written to pdnsd_conf.

  Example resolvconf.conf for pdnsd:

  > nameservers=127.0.0.1

  > pdnsd_conf=/etc/pdnsd.conf

  > # pdnsd_resolv=/etc/pdnsd-resolv.conf

  Example pdnsd.conf:

  > global {

  > server_ip = 127.0.0.1;

  > status_ctl = on;

  > }

  > server {

  > # A server definition is required, even if emtpy.

  > label="empty";

  > proxy_only=on;

  > # file="/etc/pdnsd-resolv.conf";

  > }

unbound_conf
  This file tells unbound about specific and global nameservers.

  Example resolvconf.conf for unbound:

  > nameservers=127.0.0.1

  > unbound_conf=/etc/unbound-resolvconf.conf

  Example unbound.conf:

  > include: /etc/unbound-resolvconf.conf

# SEE ALSO

resolv.conf(5) and resolvconf(8).

# AUTHORS

Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>

# BUGS

Please report them to http://roy.marples.name/projects/openresolv

August 11, 2011 | NetBSD 6.0