I've been trying to debug a problem with dig, and it has finally occurred to me that, if I understand this correctly, the "+trace" option essentially overrides the @server specification, except for the initial query for the root zone nameservers. (I was using "+showsearch +trace +recurse".)
Is my understanding correct? If it is, it might be helpful to add a quick note to the "dig" manpage, perhaps under "SIMPLE USAGE", "server", something like: Note that if when the +trace and +recurse options are in use, only the initial query for the root zone uses the server specified by "server" (or in /etc/resolv.conf); subsequent queries use the authoritative servers in the chain of delegation. Anne. -- Ms. Anne Bennett, Senior Sysadmin, ENCS, Concordia University, Montreal H3G 1M8 a...@encs.concordia.ca +1 514 848-2424 x2285 _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
