I already have a few other posts on DNS but this topic was missing.
The closest I've logged was part of an AI Configuration Profile.
I assume that an active (on-line) DefaultFixed NCP is established.
The DNS server IP address is 192.168.10.1 and domain is business.corp.
If old or damaged configuration is present, the following command should probably remove any old or bad setting allowing a start over from scratch configuration such as on a fresh system with any DNS configuration:
# nscfg unconfig -v svc:/network/dns/client:default
unconfiguring DNS...
Delete customizations.
Refresh ... : .../svccfg -s .../dns/client:default refresh
successful unconfigure.
To manually configure the DNS client, perform the following:
(config/domain is unnecessary if don't run DNS on your LAN)
(for more DNS client SMF properties check resolv.conf(4))
# svccfg -s dns/client
...> listprop config/*
config/value_authorization astring solaris.smf...
...> setprop config/nameserver = net_address: (192.168.10.1)
...> setprop config/domain = astring: ("business.corp")
...> listprop config/*
config/value_authorization astring solaris.smf...
config/nameserver net_address 192.168.10.1
config/domain astring business.corp
...> select default
.../dns/client:default> refresh
.../dns/client:default> quit
For legacy compatibility do:
# nscfg export -v svc:/network/dns/client:default
exporting DNS legacy...
Looking in /etc/mnttab, for lofs mount.
Save new legacy file...
Legacy contents identical. skip save
successful export.
No change to FMRI: svc:/network/dns/client:default
And check...
# cat /etc/resolv.conf
#
# _AUTOGENERATED_FROM_SMF_V1_
#
# WARNING: THIS FILE GENERATED FROM SMF DATA.
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE. EDITS WILL BE LOST.
# See resolv.conf(4) for details.
domain business.corp
nameserver 192.168.10.1
And to finish, of course, (if not already so) we have to tell the system to consider the above DNS client configuration on host name resolutions (I have another post with additional details about name-services/switch):
# svccfg -s name-service/switch
...> setprop config/host = astring: "files dns"
...> select default
.../name-service/switch:default> refresh
.../name-service/switch:default> quit
Make sure the affected SMF services are running:
# svcs dns/client name-service/switch
STATE STIME FMRI
online 14:05:32 svc:/system/name-service/switch:default
online 14:41:07 svc:/network/dns/client:default
NOTE
Under Solaris 11 Express the dns/client SMF service just manages the associated daemon and doesn't hold any user configuration yet. The DNS client configuration is still done by editing the /etc/resolv.conf file directly, as usual.
