[Dnsmasq-discuss] syntax for cname= unclear

[Geert Stappers]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 03:19:20PM +0200, Olaf Hering wrote:
> The dnsmasq man page has no specific example for cname=, it is unclear
> what target really has to be. A more specific example exists for
> host-record=.
> 
> With the config snippet below the cnames are not known.
> Commands like 'host cname1 $ip_of_dnsmasq_host' work,

Please elaborate.


> but 'host cname1.dnsdomain $ip_of_dnsmasq_host' returns NXDOMAIN.

What should have been the outcome?


> Is the used syntax for "cname=" correct?
> 
> This happens with dnsmasq 2.78, which can not be easily upgraded.
> 
> Thanks,
> Olaf
> 
> log-facility=/var/log/dnsmasq.log
> interface=LAN
> cache-size=150
> domain=dnsdomain,172.16.0.0/16,local
> resolv-file=/etc/resolv.conf.dhclient-UPLINK
> conf-file=/path-to/host-records.conf
> 
> host-record=hostname,hostname.dnsdomain,172.16.0.2,fd00:172:16::0323:45ff:feab:cdef
> dhcp-host=01:23:45:ab:cd:ef,set:hostname,hostname,216000
?

> cname=cname1,hostname
> cname=cname1.dnsdomain,hostname.dnsdomain
> cname=cname2,hostname
> cname=cname2.dnsdomain,hostname.dnsdomain


Groeten
Geert Stappers
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