# svccfg -s network/dns/client svc:/network/dns/client> setprop config/search = astring: ("example.com" "sales.example.com") svc:/network/dns/client> setprop config/nameserver = net_address: (192.168.1.10 192.168.1.11) svc:/network/dns/client> select network/dns/client:default svc:/network/dns/client:default> refresh svc:/network/dns/client:default> quit
Make sure to refresh the service for the changes to take effect.
The first command updates the DNS configuration information in the SMF repository.
# svccfg -s system/name-service/switch svc:/system/name-service/switch> setprop config/host = astring: "files dns" svc:/system/name-service/switch> select system/name-service/switch:default svc:/system/name-service/switch:default> refresh svc:/system/name-service/switch:default> quit
# svcadm enable network/dns/client # svcadm enable system/name-service/switch
# dig knownserver.example.com
# getent hosts knownserver.example.com
The dig command when used alone checks that the DNS client is enabled. The getent hosts command verifies the /etc/nsswitch.conf file's use of the DNS client.
The following example shows how you would set multiple /etc/resolv.conf options.
# svccg svc:> select /network/dns/client svc:/network/dns/client> setprop config/options = "ndots:2 retrans:3 retry:1" svc:/network/dns/client> listprop config/options config/options astring ndots:2 retrans:3 retry:1 svc:/network/dns/client> exit # svcadm refresh dns/client # grep options /etc/resolv.conf options ndots:2 retrans:3 retry:1