gdnsd-plugin-null(8)

gdnsd-plugin-null8

Gdnsd null plugin

Usage

Example null service_types config:

Zonefile RRs using null resolution

foo 300 DYNA null

bar 300 DYNC null!whatever

Overview

gdnsd-plugin-null exists mostly as an example of the minimum possible plugin of both types. It is simultaneously both a monitoring plugin and a resolution plugin.

When used as a resolution plugin in "DNYA" or "DYNC" RRs, it ignores any resource name provided. It always returns the IPv4 address 0.0.0.0 and the IPv6 address "::".

When used as a monitoring plugin by defining a service_type as shown in the example above it emulates the behavior of a real monitoring plugin (updating at correct intervals, etc) but sends a "DOWN" result at every monitoring check interval without actually checking anything.

Releases

7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 6 times.

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 11
  5. 12
  6. 13
  7. Arch

From gdnsd 3.8.3-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.