HESIOD.CONF(5) File Formats Manual HESIOD.CONF(5)
NAME
hesiod.conf - Configuration file for the Hesiod library
DESCRIPTION
The file hesiod.conf determines the behavior of the Hesiod library.
Blank lines and lines beginning with a `#' character are ignored. All
other lines should be of the form variable = value, where the value
should be a single word. Possible variables and values are:
lhs Specifies the domain prefix used for Hesiod queries. In almost
all cases, you should specify ``lhs=.ns''. The default value if
you do not specify an lhs value is no domain prefix, which is
not compatible with most Hesiod domains.
rhs Specifies the default Hesiod domain; this value may be overrid-
den by the HES_DOMAIN environment variable. You must specify an
rhs line for the Hesiod library to work properly.
classes
Specifies which DNS classes Hesiod should do lookups in. Possi-
ble values are IN (the preferred class) and HS (the deprecated
class, still used by some sites). You may specify both classes
separated by a comma to try one class first and then the other
if no entry is available in the first class. The default value
of the classes variable is ``IN,HS''.
SEE ALSO
hesiod(3)
BUGS
There default value for ``lhs'' should probably be more reasonable.
30 November 1996 HESIOD.CONF(5)