How to Troubleshoot DNS Client Issues

In Oracle Solaris 11, you no longer edit the /etc/resolv.conf file to make persistent changes to a DNS client. All DNS client configuration is managed by the dns/client SMF service. For information about how to enable a DNS client, see How to Enable a DNS Client in Configuring and Administering Network Components in Oracle Solaris 11.2 .

1. Check the status of the DNS service.

   # svcs -xv dns/client:default

2. Check the DNS client service log.

   # more /var/svc/log/network-dns-client:default.log

3. Check the name server settings.

   # svcprop -p config/nameserver dns/client

4. Check the search settings.

   # svcprop -p config/search dns/client

5. Check all DNS settings.

   # svcprop -p config dns/client