The /etc/resolv.conf file

If /etc/resolv.conf exists, DNS uses it to perform resolution rather than named. Reasons for using /etc/resolv.conf include:

• configuring a remote server, which does not run named.

• naming one or more specific name servers to query in a particular order.

• naming one or more specific zones to query in a particular order.

• specifying address sorting or other options.

See also:

• ``Configuring a remote server''

• ``Advanced DNS configuration''