[fbsd] possible patch for implementing split DNS

[Julian Elischer]

Jeremie Le Hen wrote:

>Julian,
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>On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 02:39:36PM -0700, 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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>I like this idea, but don't you think the administrator might want
>to be able to disable this functionnality for his users ?
>Unless using a packet filter might suffice...
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my thought would be that we specify a filename (default resolv.conf) and 
we look for it in /etc.
if is not there or not the right format, it doesn't work. Nor does it 
work if you are SUID.
i.e the admin will have to have set it up.

>Regards,
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