man: document the new option

Also correct "stub resolver" → "systemd-resolved" in one other option.
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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2020-06-03 17:01:34 +02:00
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used, the DNS-over-TLS certificate is validated to match the
specified hostname.
* systemd-resolved may be configured to forward single-label DNS names.
This is not standard-conformant, but may make sense in setups where
public DNS servers are not used.
* systemd-resolved's DNS-over-TLS support gained SNI validation.
* The fs.suid_dumpable sysctl is set to 2 / "suidsafe". This allows
systemd-coredump to save core files for suid processes. When saving
the core file, systemd-coredump will use the effective uid and gid of
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* systemd-sysusers gained support for creating users with the primary
group named differently than the user.
* systemd-resolved's DNS-over-TLS support gained SNI validation.
* systemd-growfs (i.e. the x-systemd.growfs mount option in /etc/fstab)
gained support for growing XFS partitions. Previously it supported
only ext4 and btrfs partitions.

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<varlistentry>
<term><varname>ReadEtcHosts=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If <literal>yes</literal> (the default), the DNS stub resolver will read
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename>, and try to resolve hosts or address by using the entries in the file before
sending query to DNS servers.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If <literal>yes</literal> (the default),
<command>systemd-resolved</command> will read <filename>/etc/hosts</filename>, and try to resolve
hosts or address by using the entries in the file before sending query to DNS servers.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>ResolveUnicastSingleLabel=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. When false (the default),
<command>systemd-resolved</command> will not resolve A and AAAA queries for single-label names over
classic DNS. Note that such names may still be resolved if search domains are specified (see
<varname>Domains=</varname> above), or using other mechanisms, in particular via LLMNR or from
<filename>/etc/hosts</filename>. When true, queries for single-label names will be forwarded to
global DNS servers even if no search domains are defined.
</para>
<para>This option is provided for compatibility with configurations where <emphasis>public DNS
servers are not used</emphasis>. Forwarding single-label names to servers not under your control is
not standard-conformant, see <ulink
url="https://www.iab.org/documents/correspondence-reports-documents/2013-2/iab-statement-dotless-domains-considered-harmful/">IAB
Statement</ulink>, and may create a privacy and security risk.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>

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IPv6.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Resolution of address records (A and AAAA) via unicast DNS (i.e. not LLMNR or
MulticastDNS) for non-synthesized single-label names is only allowed for non-top-level domains. This
means that such records can only be resolved when search domains are defined. For any interface which
defines search domains, such look-ups are routed to that interface, suffixed with each of the search
domains defined on that interface in turn. When global search domains are defined, such look-ups are
routed to all interfaces, suffixed by each of the global search domains in turn. The details of which
servers are queried and how the final reply is chosen are described below. Note that this means that
address queries for single-label names are never sent out to remote DNS servers, and if no search
domains are defined, resolution will fail.</para></listitem>
MulticastDNS) for non-synthesized single-label names is allowed for non-top-level domains. This means
that such records can be resolved when search domains are defined. For any interface which defines
search domains, such look-ups are routed to that interface, suffixed with each of the search domains
defined on that interface in turn. When global search domains are defined, such look-ups are routed to
all interfaces, suffixed by each of the global search domains in turn. Additionally, lookup of
single-label names via unicast DNS may be enabled with the
<varname>ResolveUnicastSingleLabel=yes</varname> setting. The details of which servers are queried and
how the final reply is chosen are described below. Note that this means that address queries for
single-label names are never sent out to remote DNS servers by default, and if no search domains are
defined, resolution will fail.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Other multi-label names are routed to all local interfaces that have a DNS server
configured, plus the globally configured DNS servers if there are any. Note that by default, lookups for