On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 04:26:35PM +0200, Beniamino Galvani wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 03:48:34PM +1000, AP wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Using NM 1.20.0 with Debian Buster (though this also happens with 1.14.6) 
> > and am
> > trying to get the global-dns section to work so that I don't have to type 
> > it in
> > for each and every connection I create.
>
> you need a section for the default domain, as:
> 
> [global-dns-domain-*]
> servers=1.1.1.1
> 
> As explained on IRC, the global DNS configuration must be completely
> defined and requires a name server for the default domain.

Thanks for the heads up on IRC. I think you replied to me there about
30 mins after I emailed the list. :)

> Currently it is not possible to define partial (for example, only the
> search domain without servers) global configuration that is integrated
> at run time with the information from active connections (i.e. name
> servers). If the global configuration is defined, the rest is ignored.
> 
> A mechanism to merge them seems a useful feature that we could
> implement.

As stated on IRC, this would be greatly appreciated as local DNS servers
can have a different picture of a domain's name space from the ones on
the internet (for example, hostnames become available to access local
resources).

Anyhow, thanks again for the convo on IRC.

AP
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