Re: 3 name server questions

[Ed Greshko]

On 12/15/2010 06:36 AM, Jorge Fábregas wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 14, 2010 03:21:57 pm S Mathias wrote:
> > where does a local caching-nameserver get's it's information, about dns?
> >
> > cat /etc/resolv.conf
> > nameserver 127.0.0.1
> > nameserver 8.8.8.8
>
> The caching nameserver won't use /etc/resolv.conf as far as I know. The way a 
> caching nameserver finds about domain names is by asking the internet root 
> servers.  When you configure your caching ns you need to create a zone of type 
> "hint" which will usually point to a file that contains the 13 root servers.

You are right.  No name server "uses" /etc/resolv.conf.

resolv.conf is utilized by the "resolver libraries" to determine which
nameservers are to be contacted as well as some other behavioral
parameters.  "man resolv.conf"