SOLVED: re-reading /etc/gai.conf

On Fri, 2012-07-20 at 12:10 +1000, Karl Auer wrote:
I have a question: When and how does /etc/gai.conf get read?

I am just following up on this in case anyone is interested in the
answer, which I worked out through much reading of source code and many
experiments.

For destination address selection, the file is read once per process. If
you change the file you need to restart the process before any changes
are picked up. You can put "reload yes" in the file, but that will stat
the file for every single DNS lookup, and (worst case) re-read the file
too.

So for *destination* address selection, /etc/gai.conf works as described
in the file and in the man page.

For *source* address selection, /etc/gai.conf is ignored completely. If
you would like the file to be used as documented, you may find this blog
entry useful, especially the script in it:

http://biplane.com.au/blog/?p=122

Regards, K.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Karl Auer (kauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
http://www.biplane.com.au/kauer
http://www.biplane.com.au/blog

GPG fingerprint: AE1D 4868 6420 AD9A A698 5251 1699 7B78 4EEE 6017
Old fingerprint: DA41 51B1 1481 16E1 F7E2 B2E9 3007 14ED 5736 F687


--
ubuntu-users mailing list
ubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Need help in understanding a python code
    ... This is the full source code: ... def A: ... I am reading this blog ...
    (comp.lang.python)
  • OT - Katrina
    ... I remember reading this blog during and after the storm. ... Maybe I'll re-read it. ...
    (alt.support.stop-smoking)
  • Re: Congratulate me, I just kicked my Starbucks Habit ...
    ... my blog: http://coffeeroastersclub.caffeblog.com ... social mechanism, rather than a specific inculcation expressive of a ... semi-consciousness and his total disregard of basic grammar "hefty reading"? ...
    (alt.coffee)
  • Re: Testing ideas as 7DRLs
    ... existing game. ... This is a very unfortunate fact, because reading and analyzing existing ... reading books they will just lack the technique required to write a good ... So here's the advice for all of you: download and read source code from ...
    (rec.games.roguelike.development)
  • Re: My review of Dawkins "Greatest Show on Earth".
    ... this blog. ... faith in Creationism is more affirmed by reading what the hard-line ... I think that I am not trying to mix religion and science, ... I am reading "Blind Faith" by Ben Elton right now, ...
    (talk.origins)