From: Miod Vallat Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:48:11 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Document resolver should not point to ourselves. X-Git-Tag: rec-5.4.0-alpha0~39^2~3 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2b3d07a1eb83a64db4f8e8c9ff48342aea9a1847;p=thirdparty%2Fpdns.git Document resolver should not point to ourselves. Fixes: #14354 Signed-off-by: Miod Vallat --- diff --git a/docs/guides/alias.rst b/docs/guides/alias.rst index 0051cb0dda..6d179aa8d1 100644 --- a/docs/guides/alias.rst +++ b/docs/guides/alias.rst @@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ When the authoritative server receives a query for the A-record for with that A record. If the ALIAS target cannot be resolved (SERVFAIL) or does not exist (NXDOMAIN) the authoritative server will answer SERVFAIL. +.. warning:: + You should make sure that the :ref:`setting-resolver` does not point to + PowerDNS itself, to prevent infinite query loops. + .. _alias_axfr: AXFR Zone transfers diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst index a036831c4c..6c6a779785 100644 --- a/docs/settings.rst +++ b/docs/settings.rst @@ -1603,6 +1603,10 @@ Examples:: resolver=127.0.0.1 resolver=[::1]:5300 +.. warning:: + You should make sure that the :ref:`setting-resolver` does not point to + PowerDNS itself, to prevent infinite query loops. + .. _setting-retrieval-threads: ``retrieval-threads``