Is it possible to add a wildcard CNAME into dnsmasq?

I would like to let the DNS works in round robin way. So I have to put an entry into /etc/hosts. However, this does not allow wildcard domains.

Is there any way that I can do this in dnsmasq?

So I will get something like:

*.test.example.              0       IN      CNAME   mytest.example.
mytest.example.              0       IN      A       192.0.2.123

Solution 1:

I've checked v2.77 and found that wildcard CNAME is working there. You should add to config cname=*.example.com,default.example.com, but your dnsmasq should be authoritative server for domain(in this case for example.com). It could be configured according man. In my case, I have such configuration:

/etc/hosts

127.0.0.1       default.example.com
127.0.0.2       default.example.com
127.0.0.3       default.example.com
127.0.0.4       default.example.com
127.0.0.5       default.example.com

/etc/dnsmasq.conf

cname=*.example.com,default.example.com
auth-server=example.com,eth0
interface-name=example.com,eth0
auth-zone=example.com,127.0.0.0/24,eth0

And result:

[root@centos-linux ~]# dig @127.0.0.1 *.example.com

; <<>> DiG 9.9.4-RedHat-9.9.4-29.el7_2.3 <<>> @127.0.0.1 *.example.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6531
;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 6, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;*.example.com.         IN  A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
*.example.com.      600 IN  CNAME   default.example.com.
default.example.com.    600 IN  A   127.0.0.3
default.example.com.    600 IN  A   127.0.0.4
default.example.com.    600 IN  A   127.0.0.5
default.example.com.    600 IN  A   127.0.0.2
default.example.com.    600 IN  A   127.0.0.1

;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Jun 05 16:28:13 MSK 2017
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 155

[root@centos-linux ~]# nslookup 2.example.com 127.0.0.1
Server:     127.0.0.1
Address:    127.0.0.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
2.example.com   canonical name = default.example.com.
Name:   default.example.com
Address: 127.0.0.5
Name:   default.example.com
Address: 127.0.0.2
Name:   default.example.com
Address: 127.0.0.3
Name:   default.example.com
Address: 127.0.0.4
Name:   default.example.com
Address: 127.0.0.1