04-01-2002
DNS testing
Hi all,
Please can i know how to test an DNS server is working or not.
Please explain testing of newly setup DNS server with example.
DNS server is must for mailserver or not?
Thanks And Reg
Bache
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avahi-dnsconfd.action
avahi-dnsconfd.action(8) System Manager's Manual avahi-dnsconfd.action(8)
NAME
avahi-dnsconfd.action - avahi-dnsconfd action script
SYNOPSIS
/etc/avahi/avahi-dnsconfd.action
DESCRIPTION
avahi-dnsconfd.action is the action script that is called whenever a new unicast DNS server is found or removed by avahi-dnsconfd. The
default script as shipped with avahi patches /etc/resolv.conf to reflect the changed unicast DNS server configuration.
PARAMETERS
argv[1] Contains the character "+" if the DNS server is new, "-" when it shall be removed from the DNS server list.
argv[2] The IP address of the DNS server.
argv[3] Numerical network interface number this DNS server was found on.
argv[4] Numerical protocol number this DNS server was found on. (usually 2 for IPv4 and 10 for IPv6)
ENVIRONMENT
AVAHI_INTERFACE Contains the textual interface name the corresponds with argv[3]. (e.g. "eth0")
AVAHI_INTERFACE_DNS_SERVERS Contains a list of all DNS servers that avahi-dnsconfd found on the interface $AVAHI_INTERFACE, separated by
spaces.
AVAHI_DNS_SERVERS Contains a list of all DNS server that avahi-dnsconfd found on all interfaces, separated by spaces.
AUTHORS
The Avahi Developers <avahi (at) lists (dot) freedesktop (dot) org>; Avahi is available from http://avahi.org/
SEE ALSO
avahi-dnsconfd(8), avahi-daemon(8)
COMMENTS
This man page was written using xml2man(1) by Oliver Kurth.
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