How to get the systemd resolver to resolve local (i.e. unqalified) names?

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Chris Green schreef op 03-06-2017 15:30:
> Before the systemd-resolved came along my systems resolved local (i.e.
> unqualifed) names quite happily, e.g. on my older xubuntu 16.04
> systems I can do:-
> 
>         chris at backup:~$ host esprimo
>         esprimo.zbmc.eu has address 192.168.1.3
>         chris at backup:~$ host esprimo.zbmc.eu
>         esprimo.zbmc.eu has address 192.168.1.3
>         chris at backup:~$ host pi
>         pi.zbmc.eu has address 192.168.1.2
>         chris at backup:~$
> 
> ... but on a new 17.04 system running systemd-resolved:-
> 
>         chris$ host esprimo
>         Host esprimo not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
>         chris$ host esprimo.zbmc.eu
>         esprimo.zbmc.eu has address 192.168.1.3
>         chris$ host pi
>         Host pi not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
>         chris$
> 
> There is a local DNS server running on the LAN which provides DHCP and
> DNS to all systems.  As can be seen from above the older systems (not
> using systemd-resolver) seem to send the unqualified name requests to
> the DNS system and get the right result.  How can I configure
> systemd-resolved to do the same thing?

Oh boy.

The beast has arrived.