avahi-dnsconfd(8)

💖 avahi-dnsconfd — the manual page, but make it a group chat 💖

okay so bestie, you're reading the avahi-dnsconfd(8) page from the System Manager's Manual. she's a Unicast DNS server, born from the mDNS/DNS-SD configuration daemon. yes that's a mouthful. stay with me. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

avahi-dnsconfd — Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration daemon 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

avahi-dnsconfd [options]

avahi-dnsconfd --kill

avahi-dnsconfd --refresh

avahi-dnsconfd --check

like. four whole moods. pick your fighter. 🎀

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so avahi-dnsconfd connects to a running avahi-daemon and then runs the script /etc/avahi/avahi-dnsconfd.action for each unicast DNS server that gets announced on the local LAN. one script run per server, no skips, no shortcuts. 💖

and why do we care? because this is how you configure unicast DNS servers in a DHCP-like fashion with mDNS. literally giving DHCP energy but it's mDNS. iconic behavior honestly. ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -D | --daemonize — daemonize after startup and redirect log messages to syslog. she leaves the group chat and starts journalling. 💅
• -s | --syslog — log to syslog instead of STDERR. this one is implied by --daemonize, so if you daemonize you get it for free, no cap. 🌸
• -k | --kill — kill an already running avahi-dnsconfd. equivalent to sending a SIGTERM. respectfully, it's over. 💀
• -r | --refresh — tell an already running avahi-dnsconfd to refresh the DNS server data. equivalent to sending a SIGHUP. glow-up time. ✨
• -c | --check — return 0 as return code when avahi-dnsconfd is already running. a little vibe check, if you will. 👑
• -h | --help — show help 🫶
• -v | --version — show version information ⭐

🦋 FILES 🦋

• /etc/avahi/avahi-dnsconfd.action — the script to run when a DNS server is found or removed. she's the main character of this whole operation ngl. 🌈

🌟 SIGNALS 🌟

• SIGINT, SIGTERM — avahi-dnsconfd will shutdown. this is issued by passing --kill to avahi-daemon. 💀
• SIGHUP — avahi-dnsconfd will refresh the DNS server data. 🧚

💖 AUTHORS 💖

The Avahi Developers <avahi (at) lists (dot) freedesktop (dot) org>; Avahi is available from http://avahi.org/ 🫶

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

avahi-daemon(8), avahi-dnsconfd.action(8) — go read those too bestie, iykyk 📚

💅 COMMENTS 💅

This man page was written using xml2man(1) by Oliver Kurth. shoutout. ✨

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one came out of the Manuals set, User section, and she's the avahi-dnsconfd(8) we all know and love. go configure those unicast DNS servers, you absolute legend. mwah. 💖🎀🦋✨