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

[Tom H]

On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 5:44 AM, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 04, 2017 at 05:40:59AM -0400, Tom H wrote:
>>
>> resolved isn't the only generator. You could generate "resolv.conf"
>> with resolvconf with "search" lines (you'd have to change the
>> "/etc/resolv.conf" symlink).
>>
> Yes, I could create my own /etc/reolv.conf but that's a bodge.  I
> really don't like doing things like that.  I want to find either the
> right way to configure systemd-resolved to look up unqualified names
> or report it as a bug/enhancement.

Using "resolvconf" isn't a bodge. Its installation's required on all
Ubuntu systems because it's pulled in by "ubuntu-minimal".

i was thinking more interms of a test to see whether having "domain"
or "search" set would make a difference.