Re: resolv.conf question

Bob Proulx:

> And also note that the resolver only reads resolv.conf at start up
> time.  Meaning that if changes are made any programs using it must be
> restarted.

Actually, this was improved seven years ago.  I'll just quote from
resolver(5):

   reload-period:n
                 The resolver checks the modification time of
                 /etc/resolv.conf every n seconds.  If
                 /etc/resolv.conf has changed, it is
                 automatically reloaded.  The default for n is
                 two seconds.  Setting it to zero disables the
                 file check.

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Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy@mips.inka.de