hosts file when system configuration is used? #416

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opened 2026-03-15 22:24:01 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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2026-03-15 22:24:01 +03:00

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Originally created by @briansmith on GitHub (Oct 24, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/issues/252

The /etc/hosts support was not added for Windows.

Windows has $SYSDIR/drivers/etc/hosts, where $SYSDIR is the path returned by GetSystemDirectory(). When using the system configuration on Windows, should Trust-DNS be reading this file and using its contents?

I don't need this functionality; I'm filing this for completeness's sake as I review the code.

Originally created by @briansmith on GitHub (Oct 24, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/issues/252 The /etc/hosts support was not added for Windows. Windows has `$SYSDIR/drivers/etc/hosts`, where `$SYSDIR` is the path returned by `GetSystemDirectory()`. When using the system configuration on Windows, should Trust-DNS be reading this file and using its contents? I don't need this functionality; I'm filing this for completeness's sake as I review the code.