[Samba] Ubuntu client ddns failure

[steve]

On 21/05/14 10:11, Harry Jede wrote:
> On 10:00:39 wrote steve:
>>>> Narrowing it down a bit:
>>>> dig lubuntu-laptop:
>>>> looks out to root.servers
> ...
>> nslookup finds it:
>> nslookup lubuntu-laptop
>> Server:		192.168.1.16
>> Address:	192.168.1.16#53
>> Name:	lubuntu-laptop.hh3.site
>> Address: 192.168.1.22
>>
>> So it's there, but neither dig nor nsupdate recognises it as the
>> short hostname. Were assuming that's what we're up against.
>> Steve
>
> try:
> dig +search +short lubuntu-laptop
Hi. Thanks. Yes, that works:
192.168.1.22

Except that today of course, it's not at 22

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> maybe one should read "man dig",
> and remember "dig" is a tool for diagnose name servers.
>
> Users may/sould use "host" from isc instead (aptitude install host).
OK. That's much more our sort of level.
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