all: upd chlog

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ NOTE: Add new changes BELOW THIS COMMENT.
 
 ### Added
 
+- Ability to disable the use of system hosts file information for query
+  resolution ([#6610]).
 - Ability to define custom directories for storage of query log files and
   statistics ([#5992]).
 - Context menu item in the Query Log to add a Client to the Persistent client
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ NOTE: Add new changes BELOW THIS COMMENT.
 - Go 1.20 support, as it has reached end of life.
 
 [#5992]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/issues/5992
+[#6610]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/issues/6610
 [#6679]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/issues/6679
 [#6711]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/issues/6711
 

internal/home/config.go

@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ type dnsConfig struct {
 	// ServePlainDNS defines if plain DNS is allowed for incoming requests.
 	ServePlainDNS bool `yaml:"serve_plain_dns"`
 
-	// HostsFileEnabled defines whether to use information from the hosts file.
+	// HostsFileEnabled defines whether to use information from the system hosts
+	// file to resolve queries.
 	HostsFileEnabled bool `yaml:"hostsfile_enabled"`
 }
 

internal/home/options.go

@@ -270,15 +270,17 @@ var cmdLineOpts = []cmdLineOpt{{
 		log.Info(
 			"warning: --no-etc-hosts flag is deprecated " +
 				"and will be removed in the future versions; " +
-				"set dns.hostsfile_enabled in the configuration file to false instead",
+				"set clients.runtime_sources.hosts and dns.hostsfile_enabled " +
+				"in the configuration file to false instead",
 		)
 
 		return nil, nil
 	},
-	serialize:   func(o options) (val string, ok bool) { return "", o.noEtcHosts },
-	description: "Deprecated: use dns.hostsfile_enabled instead.  Do not use the OS-provided hosts.",
-	longName:    "no-etc-hosts",
-	shortName:   "",
+	serialize: func(o options) (val string, ok bool) { return "", o.noEtcHosts },
+	description: "Deprecated: use clients.runtime_sources.hosts and dns.hostsfile_enabled " +
+		"instead.  Do not use the OS-provided hosts.",
+	longName:  "no-etc-hosts",
+	shortName: "",
 }, {
 	updateWithValue: nil,
 	updateNoValue:   func(o options) (options, error) { o.localFrontend = true; return o, nil },