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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #597286 +++

Description of problem:
If /etc/resolv.conf specifies both "domain" and "search" directives, c-ares first tries domain but never falls back to "search".

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
c-ares-1.7.1-1

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. with /etc/resolv.conf like this:
domain foo
search foo bar
nameserver 1.2.3.4
2. try to resolve existing name "host.bar" by asking just for "host"

  
Actual results:
only "host" and "host.foo" are tried

Expected results:
also "host.bar" is tried

The fix is available in Fedora and was accepted upstream (commit 125b1a8619eb27556e093fd9c9adf451e896f012)

The patch didn't apply correctly in -3 and -4. It should be fixed in c-ares-1.7.0-5.el6

Thanks for testing, Juraj!

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 is now available and should resolve
the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed
with a resolution of CURRENTRELEASE. You may reopen this bug report if the
solution does not work for you.