Clearing the DNS cache usually fixes issues related to not resolving new or updated existing domain records. Let’s see how it’s done from the command line though.
Prerequisites
- Shell environment
- sudo privileges
Linux
sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches
sudo resolvectl flush-caches
Note(s): The commands above are related to Ubuntu-based distros, and for the rest try with one the following alternate commands:
sudo /etc/init.d/dns-clean start
sudo /etc/init.d/nscd restart
sudo /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart
macOS (Monterey)
Open Terminal and run the following command:
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
Note(s): If you are not using the latest version of macOS (Monterey) as of the writing, just execute the second one.
Windows
Open CMD or PowerShell and run the following command:
ipconfig /flushdns
Conclusion
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