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I'm trying to get dns resolution of Avahi .local domains.

I can do:

$ avahi-resolve-host-name redacted.local
Redacted.local  10.xx.xx.xx

but not

ping redacted.local
ping: redacted.local: Name or service not known
muru
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Thomas Grainger
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It appears that your machine is not configured to actually use Avahi to do (or assist) it's DNS lookups. Try adding the following to the /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base file:

nameserver 127.0.0.1

The IP address might be different in your case, make sure that it points to the server running Avahi. Then reload your resolve configuration by running:

sudo resolvconf -u

The system should now (also) check your Avahi server to resolve redacted.local into an IP address.

Oldskool
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I ran into the same problem. Looks like a known issue with libnss-resolve/systemd-resolved and /etc/nsswitch.conf. Check out this other answer on Ask Ubuntu:

Some other reading with alternate options for /etc/nsswitch.conf:

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