Re: dhcp-option DOMAIN and DOMAIN-SEARCH
Leroy Tennison via Openvpn-users <[email protected]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:28:16 +0000 (UTC)
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Wow, I see what you mean, a lot has changed with 2.7.4, thanks.
On Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 04:00:08 PM CDT, Gert Doering <gert@greenie=
.muc.de> wrote: =20
Hi,
On Tue, Jun 09, 2026 at 06:03:59PM +0000, Leroy Tennison via Openvpn-users =
wrote:
> I saw=C2=A0https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/ticket/1209=C2=A0but the=
resolution isn't clear.=C2=A0 The man page for 2.6.14 seems to imply that =
DOMAIN can only be used once (but doesn't specifically state that) and DOMA=
IN-SEARCH can be used up to 10 times.
> Although the server will push both (at lease as of 2.5.something) the 2.6=
.14 update-resolv-conf doesn't refer to DOMAIN-SEARCH so it's ignored (I'm =
dealing with Linux exclusively if that's not obvious).=C2=A0 What I've disc=
overed from testing is that multiple DOMAIN directives work to produce a mu=
ltiple domain search list with the current update-resolv-conf.
> I have created an enhanced update-resolv-conf if anyone's interested (don=
't know if this mailing list supports attachments), the change is trivial (=
just diff it).=C2=A0 I probably could supply a systemd script if there's an=
y interest, just reply.
2.6 is in maintenance mode, so your time is better invested looking into
2.7.x, which brings more full-featured "dns-updown" scripts, and also
fully supports the much better defined "--dns" options.
gert
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<div>Hi,<br><br>On Tue, Jun 09, 2026 at 06:03:59PM +0000, L=
eroy Tennison via Openvpn-users wrote:<br>> I saw https://community=
.openvpn.net/openvpn/ticket/1209 but the resolution isn't clear. =
The man page for 2.6.14 seems to imply that DOMAIN can only be used once (=
but doesn't specifically state that) and DOMAIN-SEARCH can be used up to 10=
times.<br>> Although the server will push both (at lease as of 2.5.some=
thing) the 2.6.14 update-resolv-conf doesn't refer to DOMAIN-SEARCH so it's=
ignored (I'm dealing with Linux exclusively if that's not obvious). =
What I've discovered from testing is that multiple DOMAIN directives work t=
o produce a multiple domain search list with the current update-resolv-conf=
.<br>> I have created an enhanced update-resolv-conf if anyone's interes=
ted (don't know if this mailing list supports attachments), the change is t=
rivial (just diff it). I probably could supply a systemd script if th=
ere's any interest, just reply.<br><br>2.6 is in maintenance mode, so your =
time is better invested looking into<br>2.7.x, which brings more full-featu=
red "dns-updown" scripts, and also<br>fully supports the much better define=
d "--dns" options.<br><br>gert<br><br>-- <br>"If was one thing all people t=
ook for granted, was conviction that if you <br> feed honest figures into a=
computer, honest figures come out. Never doubted <br> it myself till I met=
a computer with a sense of humor."<br> &=
nbsp; Robert A. He=
inlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress<br><br>Gert Doering - Munich, Germany&=
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