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I cannot start dnscache. It responds dnscache fatal $IP not set. Pls help.

Dec 18th, 2003 18:00
Jonathan de Boyne Pollard, Adam Runions, http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/dnscache.html


"dnscache" expects to be provided with configuration 
information in various environment variables.  You _could_ 
invoke "dnscache" directly, after setting the appropriate 
environment variables.  But it is far better to use the tools 
that are provided to you.  To set up a service directory for 
invoking "dnscache" with all of the necessary environment 
variables set and files created, use the "dnscache-conf" 
program.  
The "dnscache" manual page does say this, and the tutorials in 
the "djbdns" documentation provide several examples of invoking 
"dnscache-conf".  Read the documentation.