avahi-dnsconfd8
Unicast dns server from mdns/dns-sd configuration daemon
Usage
avahi-dnsconfd [options]
avahi-dnsconfd --kill
avahi-dnsconfd --refresh
avahi-dnsconfd --check
Overview
avahi-dnsconfd connects to a running avahi-daemon and runs the script /etc/avahi/avahi-dnsconfd.action for each unicast DNS server that is announced on the local LAN. This is useful for configuring unicast DNS servers in a DHCP-like fashion with mDNS.
Options
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-D | --daemonize -
Daemonize after startup and redirect log messages to syslog.
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-s | --syslog -
Log to syslog instead of STDERR. Implied by
--daemonize.
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-k | --kill -
Kill an already running avahi-dnsconfd. (equivalent to sending a SIGTERM)
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-r | --refresh -
Tell an already running avahi-dnsconfd to refresh the DNS server data. (equivalent to sending a SIGHUP)
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-c | --check -
Return 0 as return code when avahi-dnsconfd is already running.
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-h | --help -
Show help
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-v | --version -
Show version information
Files
/etc/avahi/avahi-dnsconfd.action: the script to run when a DNS server is found or removed.
Signals
SIGINT, SIGTERM: avahi-dnsconfd will shutdown. This is issued by passing --kill to avahi-daemon.
SIGHUP: avahi-dnsconfd will refresh the DNS server data.
Comments
This man page was written using xml2man(1) by Oliver Kurth.
Releases
11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 3 times.
--syslog since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-s since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).