KEY.DNS\_RESOLVER.CONF(5) Linux Key Management Utilities KEY.DNS\_RESOLVER.CONF(5)

# [NAME](#NAME)

key.dns\_resolver.conf - Kernel DNS resolver config

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This file is used by the [key.dns\_resolver(5)](/man/os/keyutils/key.dns_resolver.5) program to set parameters. Unless otherwise overridden with the **-c** flag, the program reads:

/etc/key.dns\_resolver.conf

Configuration options are given in **key\[=value]** form, where **value** is optional. If present, the value may be surrounded by a pair of single ('') or double quotes ("") which will be stripped off. The special characters in the value may be escaped with a backslash to turn them into ordinary characters.

Lines beginning with a '#' are considered comments and ignored. A '#' symbol anywhere after the '=' makes the rest of the line into a comment unless the '#' is inside a quoted section or is escaped.

Leading and trailing spaces and spaces around the '=' symbol will be stripped off.

Available options include:

[**default\_ttl=<number>**](#default_ttl=_number_)

The number of seconds to set as the expiration on a cached record. This will be overridden if the program manages to retrieve TTL information along with the addresses (if, for example, it accesses the DNS directly). The default is 5 seconds. The value must be in the range 1 to INT\_MAX.

The file can also include comments beginning with a '#' character unless otherwise suppressed by being inside a quoted value or being escaped with a backslash.

# [FILES](#FILES)

/etc/key.dns\_resolver.conf

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**key.dns\_resolver**(8)](/man/os/keyutils/key.dns_resolver.8)

18 May 2020 Linux

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Document: key.dns_resolver.conf(5) from keyutils 1.6.3-r41 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git