New: resolv.conf.5 implies that only IPv4 addresses are allowed
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13510
Summary: resolv.conf.5 implies that only IPv4 addresses are
allowed
Product: Documentation
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux
Tree: Mainline
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P1
Component: man-pages
AssignedTo: documentation_man-pages-ztI5WcYan/[email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Regression: No
resolv.conf.5 says:
nameserver Name server IP address
Internet address (in dot notation) of a name server that the resolver should query.
Only IPv4 addresses have a "dot notation", so this suggests that IPv6 addresses aren't allowed. But they are.
Given that the "sortlist" field is IPv4-only, it's probably best to actually be explicit that nameserver supports either. So:
nameserver Name server IP address
IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) of a name server that the resolver should query.
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