Kenneth R Westerback <kwesterback <at> rogers.com> writes: > > I don't really get a vote as i'm not a developer, however cookies to anyone > > who fixes this the correct way. > > > > -- > > > > Sam Fourman Jr. > > > > Define 'correct way'.
Personally, I have found running BIND and placing 127.0.0.1 to /etc/resolv.conf as most easier way to minimize /etc/hosts usage. I always thought of very minimalistic (read "secure") DNS server built-in into dhclient as a privsep process, so dhclient can dynamically push settings (based on a lease from DHCP server) via IMSG, so placing 127.0.0.1 to /etc/resolv.conf will "just work". I understand above approach maybe mixing things in non-unix way, but DHCP is designed so: it touches interface address, default gateway and resolver settings.
