possible patch for implementing split DNS

[Julian Elischer]

. at babolo.ru wrote:

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>>Julian Elischer wrote:
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>>>I need some processes to look elsewhere for DNS information from where 
>>>the rest of the system looks.. This patch seems to me a simple solution. 
>>>We over-ride where the resolver looks for resolv.conf using an 
>>>environment variable. This would allow me to reset this to an application
>>>specific config file that specifies a different server.
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>>>Anyone got better ways fo doing this?
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>>Run the special processes in a jail with its own resolv.conf? My gut
>>reaction to your suggestion is negative, but I'm having a hard time
>>articulating a solid reason why.
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>>Perhaps if you described your problem in more detail, it would be easier to
>>work around it, but I can't help thinking that there are better ways to
>>solve this problem.
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>I can describe another problem.
>shell computer for many groups of users,
>each of it want to use own "search"
>and probably "nameserver".
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definitly!