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The etc resolv conf is a static file if the resolvconf package is not installed.

Debian domain name configuration. Its most common use is as a default zone to search for host names as a default for the domain or search setting in etc resolv conf i e. Configure dns server on debian 10. Vi etc hostname set or replace hostname.

For a system with a permanent ip address and a fully qualified domain name fqdn provided by the domain name system dns that canonical host name domain name should be used instead of just host name. Dns domain name service is a distributed and hierarchical service mapping names to ip addresses and vice versa. When you hit the domain name or your server s ip address from a web browser it should open a default apache page on the browser.

It should not be confused with the configuration file resolv conf which unfortunately has a nearly identical name. The domain name setting is not used much. Make sure the first name is the fully qualified domain name of your host followed by any aliases or short names e g.

Now you can access the apache http server by using your domain name or ip address. If you are using debian linux. The domain is anything after the host name.

On my home network i have a dns server and a site etc hosts file which is update then copied to any new machine i setup. This post will help you configure dns server on debian 10 debian 9. Domain name system in short dns is an internet service that is used to resolve domain name to ip address and vice versa.

Debian suse and other linux distro support gui tool called network admin. The resolvconf program is optional on a debian system. It is usually the hostname followed by the dns domain name the part after the first dot.