NAME
hesiod.conf
- configuration file for the Hesiod library
DESCRIPTION
The file
hesiod.conf
determines the behavior of the Hesiod library.
Blank lines and lines beginning with a
`#'
character are ignored. All other lines should be of the form
variable
=
value,
where the value should be a single word. Possible variables and
values are:
- lhs
-
Specifies the domain prefix used for Hesiod queries. In almost all
cases, you should specify
``lhs=.ns''.
The default value if you do
not specify an lhs value is no domain prefix, which is not compatible
with most Hesiod domains.
- rhs
-
Specifies the default Hesiod domain; this value may be overridden by
the
HES_DOMAIN
environment variable. You must specify an
rhs
line for the Hesiod
library to work properly.
- classes
-
Specifies which DNS classes Hesiod should do lookups in. Possible
values are
IN
(the preferred class) and
HS
(the deprecated class,
still used by some sites). You may specify both classes separated by
a comma to try one class first and then the other if no entry is
available in the first class. The default value of the classes
variable is
``IN,HS''.
SEE ALSO
hesiod(3)
BUGS
There default value for
``lhs''
should probably be more reasonable.