I do this all the time with the GUI and it does what I am looking for. No Problem.
System Preferences > Network > Select the LAN or Wi-Fi > Advanced > DNS > Search Domains and in that particular box field, I add all the search domains that I want. e.g. office, hq, ad.gwn, etc.
Question, how can I achieve the same process via command line with Terminal?
Thank you so much in advance
I think the "networksetp" command needs a parameter like "ethernet" or "wi-fi" or "bluetooth pan" or the names that the "-listnetworkserviceorder" command gave, not en4 or en5 or that type of interface name.
Step #1 I run both these command line to get an overview of what I have:
and this is what I got:
Step #2 I tried to add my search domains (hq, office, ad.gwn) but I received the following error message: - sudo networksetup -setsearchdomains en4 hq office ad.gwn - en4 is not a recognized network service - Error: The parameters were not valid
I am connected only with Ethernet cable. No WiFi. I tried en4 and en5 same issue.
Think what you need is using the "networksetup" command. For example:
networksetup -getsearchdomains ethernet
would list the current search domains for the ethernet interface. A way to define a couple of new domains named "domain1" and "domain2 for the ethernet interface would be:
networksetup -setsearchdomains ethernet domain1 domain2
Do a "man networksetup" for a list of all the other parameters you can set with "networksetup" command. Use "wi-fi" instead of "ethernet" for domains on the WiFi interface if you need that instead.
Good luck...
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Mac OS X, 10.12.2, Command Line how to add Search Domains
