[PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated, replaced by nsswitch.conf(5)

[PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated, replaced by nsswitch.conf(5)

[Simon Paillard]

http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2389
http://repo.or.cz/w/glibc.git/commit/b9c65d0902e5890c4f025b574725154032f8120a

Reported at http://bugs.debian.org/270368 http://bugs.debian.org/396633
---
 man3/resolver.3    |    2 +-
 man5/host.conf.5   |   14 ++------------
 man5/resolv.conf.5 |    4 +++-
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
index 991b263..2cd4ec7 100644
--- a/man3/resolver.3
+++ b/man3/resolver.3
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ domain name servers.
 The
 .BR res_init ()
 function reads the configuration files (see
-resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name, search order and name
+resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name and name
 server address(es).
 If no server is given, the local host is tried.
 If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
index 189e2e9..ed1403d 100644
--- a/man5/host.conf.5
+++ b/man5/host.conf.5
@@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
 It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
 appropriate configuration information.
 The keywords recognized are
-.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
+.IR trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
 These keywords are described below.
 .TP
-.I order
-This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
-It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
-Valid methods are
-.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
-.TP
 .I trim
 This keyword may be listed more than once.
 Each time it should be
@@ -141,11 +135,6 @@ override the behavior which is configured in
 If set this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
 .IR /etc/host.conf .
 .TP
-.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
-Overrides the
-.I order
-command.
-.TP
 .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
 Overrides the
 .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
@@ -200,4 +189,5 @@ Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
 .BR gethostbyname (3),
 .BR hostname (7),
 .BR named (8),
+.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
 .BR resolv+ (8)
diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
index 9a3ca54..282f748 100644
--- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
+++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sets
 .BR RES_DEBUG
 in
 .IR _res.options .
+This option needs glibc to be build with debugging enabled.
 .TP
 .BI ndots: n
 .\" Since glibc 2.2
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
 .BR gethostbyname (3),
 .BR resolver (3),
 .BR hostname (7),
-.BR named (8)
+.BR named (8),
+.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
 .br
 Name Server Operations Guide for BIND
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1.7.10.4

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Re: [PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated, replaced by nsswitch.conf(5)

[Simon Paillard]

Hi,

Do you think this patch can be applied ?

The "order" keyword in /etc/host.conf is not supported anymore for quite
some time.

I cannot find which glibc versions uses order line in host.conf before
nsswitch.conf is used.

Together with the fact this change happened ~7 years ago, here is a patch
*removing* the 'order line', and adding nsswitch.conf(5) in references.

On Sun, Dec 09, 2012 at 06:13:42PM +0100, Simon Paillard wrote:
> http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2389
> http://repo.or.cz/w/glibc.git/commit/b9c65d0902e5890c4f025b574725154032f8120a
> 
> Reported at http://bugs.debian.org/270368 http://bugs.debian.org/396633
> ---
>  man3/resolver.3    |    2 +-
>  man5/host.conf.5   |   14 ++------------
>  man5/resolv.conf.5 |    4 +++-
>  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
> index 991b263..2cd4ec7 100644
> --- a/man3/resolver.3
> +++ b/man3/resolver.3
> @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ domain name servers.
>  The
>  .BR res_init ()
>  function reads the configuration files (see
> -resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name, search order and name
> +resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name and name
>  server address(es).
>  If no server is given, the local host is tried.
>  If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
> diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
> index 189e2e9..ed1403d 100644
> --- a/man5/host.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/host.conf.5
> @@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
>  It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
>  appropriate configuration information.
>  The keywords recognized are
> -.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
> +.IR trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
>  These keywords are described below.
>  .TP
> -.I order
> -This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
> -It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
> -Valid methods are
> -.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
> -.TP
>  .I trim
>  This keyword may be listed more than once.
>  Each time it should be
> @@ -141,11 +135,6 @@ override the behavior which is configured in
>  If set this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
>  .IR /etc/host.conf .
>  .TP
> -.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
> -Overrides the
> -.I order
> -command.
> -.TP
>  .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
>  Overrides the
>  .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
> @@ -200,4 +189,5 @@ Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>  .BR hostname (7),
>  .BR named (8),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
>  .BR resolv+ (8)
> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> index 9a3ca54..282f748 100644
> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sets
>  .BR RES_DEBUG
>  in
>  .IR _res.options .
> +This option needs glibc to be build with debugging enabled.
>  .TP
>  .BI ndots: n
>  .\" Since glibc 2.2
> @@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>  .BR resolver (3),
>  .BR hostname (7),
> -.BR named (8)
> +.BR named (8),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>  .br
>  Name Server Operations Guide for BIND
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 
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Re: [PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated, replaced by nsswitch.conf(5)

[Simon Paillard]

Hello Michael,

What is your feedback regarding this bug ?

On Wed, Jan 02, 2013 at 10:43:13PM +0100, Simon Paillard wrote:
> Do you think this patch can be applied ?
> 
> The "order" keyword in /etc/host.conf is not supported anymore for quite
> some time.
> 
> I cannot find which glibc versions uses order line in host.conf before
> nsswitch.conf is used.
> 
> Together with the fact this change happened ~7 years ago, here is a patch
> *removing* the 'order line', and adding nsswitch.conf(5) in references.
> 
> On Sun, Dec 09, 2012 at 06:13:42PM +0100, Simon Paillard wrote:
> > http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2389
> > http://repo.or.cz/w/glibc.git/commit/b9c65d0902e5890c4f025b574725154032f8120a
> > 
> > Reported at http://bugs.debian.org/270368 http://bugs.debian.org/396633
> > ---
> >  man3/resolver.3    |    2 +-
> >  man5/host.conf.5   |   14 ++------------
> >  man5/resolv.conf.5 |    4 +++-
> >  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
> > index 991b263..2cd4ec7 100644
> > --- a/man3/resolver.3
> > +++ b/man3/resolver.3
> > @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ domain name servers.
> >  The
> >  .BR res_init ()
> >  function reads the configuration files (see
> > -resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name, search order and name
> > +resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name and name
> >  server address(es).
> >  If no server is given, the local host is tried.
> >  If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
> > diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
> > index 189e2e9..ed1403d 100644
> > --- a/man5/host.conf.5
> > +++ b/man5/host.conf.5
> > @@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
> >  It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
> >  appropriate configuration information.
> >  The keywords recognized are
> > -.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
> > +.IR trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
> >  These keywords are described below.
> >  .TP
> > -.I order
> > -This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
> > -It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
> > -Valid methods are
> > -.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
> > -.TP
> >  .I trim
> >  This keyword may be listed more than once.
> >  Each time it should be
> > @@ -141,11 +135,6 @@ override the behavior which is configured in
> >  If set this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
> >  .IR /etc/host.conf .
> >  .TP
> > -.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
> > -Overrides the
> > -.I order
> > -command.
> > -.TP
> >  .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
> >  Overrides the
> >  .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
> > @@ -200,4 +189,5 @@ Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
> >  .BR gethostbyname (3),
> >  .BR hostname (7),
> >  .BR named (8),
> > +.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
> >  .BR resolv+ (8)
> > diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> > index 9a3ca54..282f748 100644
> > --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
> > +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> > @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sets
> >  .BR RES_DEBUG
> >  in
> >  .IR _res.options .
> > +This option needs glibc to be build with debugging enabled.
> >  .TP
> >  .BI ndots: n
> >  .\" Since glibc 2.2
> > @@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
> >  .BR gethostbyname (3),
> >  .BR resolver (3),
> >  .BR hostname (7),
> > -.BR named (8)
> > +.BR named (8),
> > +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
> >  .br
> >  Name Server Operations Guide for BIND
> > -- 
> > 1.7.10.4

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Re: [PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated, replaced by nsswitch.conf(5)

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Simon,

So, from the references you've given, and from a little bit of code
spelunking, it looks like the change took place in glibc 2.5. I'd much
prefer a patch that preserved the glibc <= 2.4 info, and noted that
"order" is ignored in glibc >= 2.5. See some notes below.


On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Simon Paillard <spaillard-8fiUuRrzOP0dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2389
> http://repo.or.cz/w/glibc.git/commit/b9c65d0902e5890c4f025b574725154032f8120a
>
> Reported at http://bugs.debian.org/270368 http://bugs.debian.org/396633
> ---
>  man3/resolver.3    |    2 +-
>  man5/host.conf.5   |   14 ++------------
>  man5/resolv.conf.5 |    4 +++-
>  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
> index 991b263..2cd4ec7 100644
> --- a/man3/resolver.3
> +++ b/man3/resolver.3
> @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ domain name servers.
>  The
>  .BR res_init ()
>  function reads the configuration files (see
> -resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name, search order and name

Here, s/search order/search order (in glibc 2.4 and earlier)/
?

> +resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name and name
>  server address(es).
>  If no server is given, the local host is tried.
>  If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
> diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
> index 189e2e9..ed1403d 100644
> --- a/man5/host.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/host.conf.5
> @@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
>  It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
>  appropriate configuration information.
>  The keywords recognized are
> -.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
> +.IR trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .

Drop the preceding change.

>  These keywords are described below.
>  .TP
> -.I order
> -This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
> -It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
> -Valid methods are
> -.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .

Drop the preceding change. Instead add:

Since glibc 2.5, the
.I order
keyword is ignored.


> -.TP
>  .I trim
>  This keyword may be listed more than once.
>  Each time it should be
> @@ -141,11 +135,6 @@ override the behavior which is configured in
>  If set this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
>  .IR /etc/host.conf .
>  .TP
> -.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
> -Overrides the
> -.I order
> -command.

Drop the preceding change. Possibly add:

Only useful in glibc 2.4 and earlier.

> -.TP
>  .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
>  Overrides the
>  .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
> @@ -200,4 +189,5 @@ Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>  .BR hostname (7),
>  .BR named (8),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
>  .BR resolv+ (8)
> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> index 9a3ca54..282f748 100644
> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sets
>  .BR RES_DEBUG
>  in
>  .IR _res.options .
> +This option needs glibc to be build with debugging enabled.

Where did this piece come from? It seems to be unrelated?

Cheers,

Michael


>  .TP
>  .BI ndots: n
>  .\" Since glibc 2.2
> @@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>  .BR resolver (3),
>  .BR hostname (7),
> -.BR named (8)
> +.BR named (8),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>  .br
>  Name Server Operations Guide for BIND
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
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Re: [PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated, replaced by nsswitch.conf(5)

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hi Simon,

Marko filed https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75991, which
prompts me to ping you about the below.

Cheers,

Michael


On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
<mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Simon,
>
> So, from the references you've given, and from a little bit of code
> spelunking, it looks like the change took place in glibc 2.5. I'd much
> prefer a patch that preserved the glibc <= 2.4 info, and noted that
> "order" is ignored in glibc >= 2.5. See some notes below.
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Simon Paillard <spaillard-8fiUuRrzOP0dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2389
>> http://repo.or.cz/w/glibc.git/commit/b9c65d0902e5890c4f025b574725154032f8120a
>>
>> Reported at http://bugs.debian.org/270368 http://bugs.debian.org/396633
>> ---
>>  man3/resolver.3    |    2 +-
>>  man5/host.conf.5   |   14 ++------------
>>  man5/resolv.conf.5 |    4 +++-
>>  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
>> index 991b263..2cd4ec7 100644
>> --- a/man3/resolver.3
>> +++ b/man3/resolver.3
>> @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ domain name servers.
>>  The
>>  .BR res_init ()
>>  function reads the configuration files (see
>> -resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name, search order and name
>
> Here, s/search order/search order (in glibc 2.4 and earlier)/
> ?
>
>> +resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name and name
>>  server address(es).
>>  If no server is given, the local host is tried.
>>  If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
>> diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
>> index 189e2e9..ed1403d 100644
>> --- a/man5/host.conf.5
>> +++ b/man5/host.conf.5
>> @@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
>>  It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
>>  appropriate configuration information.
>>  The keywords recognized are
>> -.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
>> +.IR trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
>
> Drop the preceding change.
>
>>  These keywords are described below.
>>  .TP
>> -.I order
>> -This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
>> -It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
>> -Valid methods are
>> -.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
>
> Drop the preceding change. Instead add:
>
> Since glibc 2.5, the
> .I order
> keyword is ignored.
>
>
>> -.TP
>>  .I trim
>>  This keyword may be listed more than once.
>>  Each time it should be
>> @@ -141,11 +135,6 @@ override the behavior which is configured in
>>  If set this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
>>  .IR /etc/host.conf .
>>  .TP
>> -.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
>> -Overrides the
>> -.I order
>> -command.
>
> Drop the preceding change. Possibly add:
>
> Only useful in glibc 2.4 and earlier.
>
>> -.TP
>>  .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
>>  Overrides the
>>  .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
>> @@ -200,4 +189,5 @@ Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
>>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>>  .BR hostname (7),
>>  .BR named (8),
>> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
>>  .BR resolv+ (8)
>> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>> index 9a3ca54..282f748 100644
>> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
>> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>> @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sets
>>  .BR RES_DEBUG
>>  in
>>  .IR _res.options .
>> +This option needs glibc to be build with debugging enabled.
>
> Where did this piece come from? It seems to be unrelated?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
>
>>  .TP
>>  .BI ndots: n
>>  .\" Since glibc 2.2
>> @@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
>>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>>  .BR resolver (3),
>>  .BR hostname (7),
>> -.BR named (8)
>> +.BR named (8),
>> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>>  .br
>>  Name Server Operations Guide for BIND
>> --
>> 1.7.10.4
>>
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Re: [PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated, replaced by nsswitch.conf(5)

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

On 12/09/2012 06:13 PM, Simon Paillard wrote:
> http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2389
> http://repo.or.cz/w/glibc.git/commit/b9c65d0902e5890c4f025b574725154032f8120a
> 
> Reported at http://bugs.debian.org/270368 http://bugs.debian.org/396633
> ---
>  man3/resolver.3    |    2 +-
>  man5/host.conf.5   |   14 ++------------
>  man5/resolv.conf.5 |    4 +++-
>  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
> index 991b263..2cd4ec7 100644
> --- a/man3/resolver.3
> +++ b/man3/resolver.3
> @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ domain name servers.
>  The
>  .BR res_init ()
>  function reads the configuration files (see
> -resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name, search order and name
> +resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name and name
>  server address(es).
>  If no server is given, the local host is tried.
>  If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
> diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
> index 189e2e9..ed1403d 100644
> --- a/man5/host.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/host.conf.5
> @@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
>  It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
>  appropriate configuration information.
>  The keywords recognized are
> -.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
> +.IR trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
>  These keywords are described below.
>  .TP
> -.I order
> -This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
> -It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
> -Valid methods are
> -.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
> -.TP
>  .I trim
>  This keyword may be listed more than once.
>  Each time it should be
> @@ -141,11 +135,6 @@ override the behavior which is configured in
>  If set this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
>  .IR /etc/host.conf .
>  .TP
> -.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
> -Overrides the
> -.I order
> -command.
> -.TP
>  .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
>  Overrides the
>  .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
> @@ -200,4 +189,5 @@ Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>  .BR hostname (7),
>  .BR named (8),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
>  .BR resolv+ (8)
> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> index 9a3ca54..282f748 100644
> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sets
>  .BR RES_DEBUG
>  in
>  .IR _res.options .
> +This option needs glibc to be build with debugging enabled.
>  .TP
>  .BI ndots: n
>  .\" Since glibc 2.2
> @@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>  .BR resolver (3),
>  .BR hostname (7),
> -.BR named (8)
> +.BR named (8),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>  .br
>  Name Server Operations Guide for BIND

Simon,

I propose the patch below. Look okay to you?

Cheers,

Michael

diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
index a3fd2e8..7dc2002 100644
--- a/man3/resolver.3
+++ b/man3/resolver.3
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\" Modified 1993-07-25 by Rik Faith (faith-+5Oa3zvhR2o3uPMLIKxrzw@public.gmane.org)
 .\" Modified 2004-10-31 by aeb
 .\"
-.TH RESOLVER 3 2013-03-05 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH RESOLVER 3 2014-05-17 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 res_init, res_query, res_search, res_querydomain, res_mkquery, res_send,
 dn_comp, dn_expand \- resolver routines
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The
 .BR res_init ()
 function reads the configuration files (see
 .BR resolv.conf (5))
-to get the default domain name, search order and name
+to get the default domain name and name
 server address(es).
 If no server is given, the local host is tried.
 If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
index a289cb4..e3d9073 100644
--- a/man5/host.conf.5
+++ b/man5/host.conf.5
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\" %%%LICENSE_END
 .\"
 .\" 2003-08-23 Martin Schulze <joey-1lCxjdRlhQ9g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> Updated according to glibc 2.3.2
-.TH HOST.CONF 5 2003-08-23 "Linux" "Linux System Administration"
+.TH HOST.CONF 5 2014-05-17 "Linux" "Linux System Administration"
 .SH NAME
 host.conf \- resolver configuration file
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ The file
 contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
 It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
 appropriate configuration information.
-The keywords recognized are
-.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
-These keywords are described below.
-.TP
-.I order
-This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
-It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
-Valid methods are
-.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
+The following keywords are recognized:
 .TP
 .I trim
 This keyword may be listed more than once.
@@ -133,19 +125,14 @@ Reordering is done for all lookup methods.
 The default value is
 .IR off .
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
-There are six environment variables that can be used to allow users to
+The following environment variables can be used to allow users to
 override the behavior which is configured in
-.IR /etc/host.conf .
+.IR /etc/host.conf :
 .TP
 .B RESOLV_HOST_CONF
 If set, this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
 .IR /etc/host.conf .
 .TP
-.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
-Overrides the
-.I order
-command.
-.TP
 .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
 Overrides the
 .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
@@ -196,8 +183,25 @@ and a new environment variable
 can take arguments like
 .IR off ", " nowarn " and " warn .
 Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
+.SS Historical
+In glibc 2.4 and earlier, the following keyword is recognized:
+.TP
+.I order
+This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
+It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
+Valid methods are
+.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
+The
+.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
+environment variable could be used to override the
+.I order
+command.
+.PP
+The
+.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
+file is the modern way of controlling the order of host lookups.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR gethostbyname (3),
+.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
 .BR hostname (7),
-.BR named (8),
-.BR resolv+ (8)
+.BR named (8)
diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
index 3680a82..f9a0ba1 100644
--- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
+++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Added ndots remark by Bernhard R. Link - debian bug #182886
 .\"
-.TH RESOLV.CONF 5 2014-02-22 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH RESOLV.CONF 5 2014-05-17 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 resolv.conf \- resolver configuration file
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR gethostbyname (3),
 .BR resolver (3),
+.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
 .BR hostname (7),
 .BR named (8)
 .br



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Re: [PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated, replaced by nsswitch.conf(5)

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hi Simon,

Ping!

Cheers,

Michael



On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
<mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 12/09/2012 06:13 PM, Simon Paillard wrote:
>> http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2389
>> http://repo.or.cz/w/glibc.git/commit/b9c65d0902e5890c4f025b574725154032f8120a
>>
>> Reported at http://bugs.debian.org/270368 http://bugs.debian.org/396633
>> ---
>>  man3/resolver.3    |    2 +-
>>  man5/host.conf.5   |   14 ++------------
>>  man5/resolv.conf.5 |    4 +++-
>>  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
>> index 991b263..2cd4ec7 100644
>> --- a/man3/resolver.3
>> +++ b/man3/resolver.3
>> @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ domain name servers.
>>  The
>>  .BR res_init ()
>>  function reads the configuration files (see
>> -resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name, search order and name
>> +resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name and name
>>  server address(es).
>>  If no server is given, the local host is tried.
>>  If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
>> diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
>> index 189e2e9..ed1403d 100644
>> --- a/man5/host.conf.5
>> +++ b/man5/host.conf.5
>> @@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
>>  It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
>>  appropriate configuration information.
>>  The keywords recognized are
>> -.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
>> +.IR trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
>>  These keywords are described below.
>>  .TP
>> -.I order
>> -This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
>> -It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
>> -Valid methods are
>> -.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
>> -.TP
>>  .I trim
>>  This keyword may be listed more than once.
>>  Each time it should be
>> @@ -141,11 +135,6 @@ override the behavior which is configured in
>>  If set this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
>>  .IR /etc/host.conf .
>>  .TP
>> -.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
>> -Overrides the
>> -.I order
>> -command.
>> -.TP
>>  .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
>>  Overrides the
>>  .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
>> @@ -200,4 +189,5 @@ Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
>>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>>  .BR hostname (7),
>>  .BR named (8),
>> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
>>  .BR resolv+ (8)
>> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>> index 9a3ca54..282f748 100644
>> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
>> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>> @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sets
>>  .BR RES_DEBUG
>>  in
>>  .IR _res.options .
>> +This option needs glibc to be build with debugging enabled.
>>  .TP
>>  .BI ndots: n
>>  .\" Since glibc 2.2
>> @@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
>>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>>  .BR resolver (3),
>>  .BR hostname (7),
>> -.BR named (8)
>> +.BR named (8),
>> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>>  .br
>>  Name Server Operations Guide for BIND
>
> Simon,
>
> I propose the patch below. Look okay to you?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
> diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
> index a3fd2e8..7dc2002 100644
> --- a/man3/resolver.3
> +++ b/man3/resolver.3
> @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
>  .\" Modified 1993-07-25 by Rik Faith (faith-+5Oa3zvhR2o3uPMLIKxrzw@public.gmane.org)
>  .\" Modified 2004-10-31 by aeb
>  .\"
> -.TH RESOLVER 3 2013-03-05 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
> +.TH RESOLVER 3 2014-05-17 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
>  .SH NAME
>  res_init, res_query, res_search, res_querydomain, res_mkquery, res_send,
>  dn_comp, dn_expand \- resolver routines
> @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The
>  .BR res_init ()
>  function reads the configuration files (see
>  .BR resolv.conf (5))
> -to get the default domain name, search order and name
> +to get the default domain name and name
>  server address(es).
>  If no server is given, the local host is tried.
>  If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
> diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
> index a289cb4..e3d9073 100644
> --- a/man5/host.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/host.conf.5
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
>  .\" %%%LICENSE_END
>  .\"
>  .\" 2003-08-23 Martin Schulze <joey-1lCxjdRlhQ9g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> Updated according to glibc 2.3.2
> -.TH HOST.CONF 5 2003-08-23 "Linux" "Linux System Administration"
> +.TH HOST.CONF 5 2014-05-17 "Linux" "Linux System Administration"
>  .SH NAME
>  host.conf \- resolver configuration file
>  .SH DESCRIPTION
> @@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ The file
>  contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
>  It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
>  appropriate configuration information.
> -The keywords recognized are
> -.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
> -These keywords are described below.
> -.TP
> -.I order
> -This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
> -It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
> -Valid methods are
> -.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
> +The following keywords are recognized:
>  .TP
>  .I trim
>  This keyword may be listed more than once.
> @@ -133,19 +125,14 @@ Reordering is done for all lookup methods.
>  The default value is
>  .IR off .
>  .SH ENVIRONMENT
> -There are six environment variables that can be used to allow users to
> +The following environment variables can be used to allow users to
>  override the behavior which is configured in
> -.IR /etc/host.conf .
> +.IR /etc/host.conf :
>  .TP
>  .B RESOLV_HOST_CONF
>  If set, this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
>  .IR /etc/host.conf .
>  .TP
> -.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
> -Overrides the
> -.I order
> -command.
> -.TP
>  .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
>  Overrides the
>  .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
> @@ -196,8 +183,25 @@ and a new environment variable
>  can take arguments like
>  .IR off ", " nowarn " and " warn .
>  Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
> +.SS Historical
> +In glibc 2.4 and earlier, the following keyword is recognized:
> +.TP
> +.I order
> +This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
> +It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
> +Valid methods are
> +.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
> +The
> +.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
> +environment variable could be used to override the
> +.I order
> +command.
> +.PP
> +The
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
> +file is the modern way of controlling the order of host lookups.
>  .SH SEE ALSO
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>  .BR hostname (7),
> -.BR named (8),
> -.BR resolv+ (8)
> +.BR named (8)
> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> index 3680a82..f9a0ba1 100644
> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
>  .\"
>  .\" Added ndots remark by Bernhard R. Link - debian bug #182886
>  .\"
> -.TH RESOLV.CONF 5 2014-02-22 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
> +.TH RESOLV.CONF 5 2014-05-17 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
>  .UC 4
>  .SH NAME
>  resolv.conf \- resolver configuration file
> @@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
>  .SH SEE ALSO
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>  .BR resolver (3),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>  .BR hostname (7),
>  .BR named (8)
>  .br
>
>
>
> --
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> Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
> Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/



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RES_DEBUG needs DEBUG (was: [PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated)

[Simon Paillard]

On Fri, Aug 09, 2013 at 10:40:04AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> So, from the references you've given, and from a little bit of code
> spelunking, it looks like the change took place in glibc 2.5. I'd much
> prefer a patch that preserved the glibc <= 2.4 info, and noted that
> "order" is ignored in glibc >= 2.5. See some notes below.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Simon Paillard <spaillard-8fiUuRrzOP0dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> wrote:
[...]
> > diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> > index 9a3ca54..282f748 100644
> > --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
> > +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> > @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sets
> >  .BR RES_DEBUG
> >  in
> >  .IR _res.options .
> > +This option needs glibc to be build with debugging enabled.
> 
> Where did this piece come from? It seems to be unrelated?

It is unrelated, but still applicable.

http://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=RES_DEBUG
(links 404, unless you replace 2.18-[5-6] with 2.18-7)

Almost all tests using the RES_DEBUG are in "#ifdef DEBUG" sections 

I'll provide a separate patch.

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Re: [PATCH] host.conf(5): order option deprecated, replaced by nsswitch.conf(5)

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

[CC expanded]

Hi Simon,

I've not heard from you in a long time. Are you still supporting the
manpages package in Debian?

Ping! (And anyone else with input about my proposed upstream patch,
shown below, and in
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=344233#44 , should
feel free to jump in.)

Relevant Debian bugs:

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=344233
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396633
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=270368 (merged with 396633)

Cheers,

Michael



On 17 May 2014 at 17:15, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
<mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 12/09/2012 06:13 PM, Simon Paillard wrote:
>> http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2389
>> http://repo.or.cz/w/glibc.git/commit/b9c65d0902e5890c4f025b574725154032f8120a
>>
>> Reported at http://bugs.debian.org/270368 http://bugs.debian.org/396633
>> ---
>>  man3/resolver.3    |    2 +-
>>  man5/host.conf.5   |   14 ++------------
>>  man5/resolv.conf.5 |    4 +++-
>>  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
>> index 991b263..2cd4ec7 100644
>> --- a/man3/resolver.3
>> +++ b/man3/resolver.3
>> @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ domain name servers.
>>  The
>>  .BR res_init ()
>>  function reads the configuration files (see
>> -resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name, search order and name
>> +resolv.conf(5)) to get the default domain name and name
>>  server address(es).
>>  If no server is given, the local host is tried.
>>  If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
>> diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
>> index 189e2e9..ed1403d 100644
>> --- a/man5/host.conf.5
>> +++ b/man5/host.conf.5
>> @@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
>>  It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
>>  appropriate configuration information.
>>  The keywords recognized are
>> -.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
>> +.IR trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
>>  These keywords are described below.
>>  .TP
>> -.I order
>> -This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
>> -It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
>> -Valid methods are
>> -.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
>> -.TP
>>  .I trim
>>  This keyword may be listed more than once.
>>  Each time it should be
>> @@ -141,11 +135,6 @@ override the behavior which is configured in
>>  If set this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
>>  .IR /etc/host.conf .
>>  .TP
>> -.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
>> -Overrides the
>> -.I order
>> -command.
>> -.TP
>>  .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
>>  Overrides the
>>  .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
>> @@ -200,4 +189,5 @@ Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
>>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>>  .BR hostname (7),
>>  .BR named (8),
>> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
>>  .BR resolv+ (8)
>> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>> index 9a3ca54..282f748 100644
>> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
>> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
>> @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sets
>>  .BR RES_DEBUG
>>  in
>>  .IR _res.options .
>> +This option needs glibc to be build with debugging enabled.
>>  .TP
>>  .BI ndots: n
>>  .\" Since glibc 2.2
>> @@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
>>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>>  .BR resolver (3),
>>  .BR hostname (7),
>> -.BR named (8)
>> +.BR named (8),
>> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>>  .br
>>  Name Server Operations Guide for BIND
>
> Simon,
>
> I propose the patch below. Look okay to you?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
> diff --git a/man3/resolver.3 b/man3/resolver.3
> index a3fd2e8..7dc2002 100644
> --- a/man3/resolver.3
> +++ b/man3/resolver.3
> @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
>  .\" Modified 1993-07-25 by Rik Faith (faith-+5Oa3zvhR2o3uPMLIKxrzw@public.gmane.org)
>  .\" Modified 2004-10-31 by aeb
>  .\"
> -.TH RESOLVER 3 2013-03-05 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
> +.TH RESOLVER 3 2014-05-17 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
>  .SH NAME
>  res_init, res_query, res_search, res_querydomain, res_mkquery, res_send,
>  dn_comp, dn_expand \- resolver routines
> @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The
>  .BR res_init ()
>  function reads the configuration files (see
>  .BR resolv.conf (5))
> -to get the default domain name, search order and name
> +to get the default domain name and name
>  server address(es).
>  If no server is given, the local host is tried.
>  If no domain is given, that associated with the local host is used.
> diff --git a/man5/host.conf.5 b/man5/host.conf.5
> index a289cb4..e3d9073 100644
> --- a/man5/host.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/host.conf.5
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
>  .\" %%%LICENSE_END
>  .\"
>  .\" 2003-08-23 Martin Schulze <joey-1lCxjdRlhQ9g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> Updated according to glibc 2.3.2
> -.TH HOST.CONF 5 2003-08-23 "Linux" "Linux System Administration"
> +.TH HOST.CONF 5 2014-05-17 "Linux" "Linux System Administration"
>  .SH NAME
>  host.conf \- resolver configuration file
>  .SH DESCRIPTION
> @@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ The file
>  contains configuration information specific to the resolver library.
>  It should contain one configuration keyword per line, followed by
>  appropriate configuration information.
> -The keywords recognized are
> -.IR order ", " trim ", " multi ", " nospoof ", " spoof ", and " reorder .
> -These keywords are described below.
> -.TP
> -.I order
> -This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
> -It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
> -Valid methods are
> -.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
> +The following keywords are recognized:
>  .TP
>  .I trim
>  This keyword may be listed more than once.
> @@ -133,19 +125,14 @@ Reordering is done for all lookup methods.
>  The default value is
>  .IR off .
>  .SH ENVIRONMENT
> -There are six environment variables that can be used to allow users to
> +The following environment variables can be used to allow users to
>  override the behavior which is configured in
> -.IR /etc/host.conf .
> +.IR /etc/host.conf :
>  .TP
>  .B RESOLV_HOST_CONF
>  If set, this variable points to a file that should be read instead of
>  .IR /etc/host.conf .
>  .TP
> -.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
> -Overrides the
> -.I order
> -command.
> -.TP
>  .B RESOLV_SPOOF_CHECK
>  Overrides the
>  .IR nospoof ", " spoofalert " and " spoof
> @@ -196,8 +183,25 @@ and a new environment variable
>  can take arguments like
>  .IR off ", " nowarn " and " warn .
>  Line comments can appear anywhere and not only at the beginning of a line.
> +.SS Historical
> +In glibc 2.4 and earlier, the following keyword is recognized:
> +.TP
> +.I order
> +This keyword specifies how host lookups are to be performed.
> +It should be followed by one or more lookup methods, separated by commas.
> +Valid methods are
> +.IR bind ", " hosts ", and " nis .
> +The
> +.B RESOLV_SERV_ORDER
> +environment variable could be used to override the
> +.I order
> +command.
> +.PP
> +The
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
> +file is the modern way of controlling the order of host lookups.
>  .SH SEE ALSO
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>  .BR hostname (7),
> -.BR named (8),
> -.BR resolv+ (8)
> +.BR named (8)
> diff --git a/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> index 3680a82..f9a0ba1 100644
> --- a/man5/resolv.conf.5
> +++ b/man5/resolv.conf.5
> @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
>  .\"
>  .\" Added ndots remark by Bernhard R. Link - debian bug #182886
>  .\"
> -.TH RESOLV.CONF 5 2014-02-22 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
> +.TH RESOLV.CONF 5 2014-05-17 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
>  .UC 4
>  .SH NAME
>  resolv.conf \- resolver configuration file
> @@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ in the first column are treated as comments.
>  .SH SEE ALSO
>  .BR gethostbyname (3),
>  .BR resolver (3),
> +.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
>  .BR hostname (7),
>  .BR named (8)
>  .br
>
>
>
> --
> Michael Kerrisk
> Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
> Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/



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