From: Pieter Lexis Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:24:40 +0000 (+0100) Subject: recursor: Update server-id docs X-Git-Tag: dnsdist-1.3.1~50^2~22 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=725d5249f063537545e6b6203ec47c216a49efd6;p=pdns recursor: Update server-id docs --- diff --git a/pdns/recursordist/docs/settings.rst b/pdns/recursordist/docs/settings.rst index 1cb7802a8..d9c4261d4 100644 --- a/pdns/recursordist/docs/settings.rst +++ b/pdns/recursordist/docs/settings.rst @@ -967,14 +967,18 @@ Throttle a server that has failed to respond `server-down-max-fails`_ times for - String - Default: The hostname of the server -The PowerDNS recursor by replies to a query for 'id.server' with its hostname, useful for in clusters. -Use this setting to override the answer it gives. +The reply given by The PowerDNS recursor to a query for 'id.server' with its hostname, useful for in clusters. +When a query contains the :rfc:`NSID EDNS0 Option <5001>`__, this value is returned in the response as the NSID value. + +This setting can be used to override the answer given to these queries. +Set to "disabled" to disable NSID and 'id.server' answers. Query example (where 192.0.2.14 is your server): .. code-block:: sh dig @192.0.2.14 CHAOS TXT id.server. + dig @192.0.2.14 example.com IN A +nsid ``setgid``, ``setuid`` ----------------------