How to Flush DNS Cache on Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10

Last updated: July 18, 2013

This simple tutorial will show you how to flush or clear your system’s DNS records on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring and 12.10 Quantal.

Objectives:

  • Flush DNS records on Ubuntu 13.04 or Ubuntu 12.10
  • Enjoy!

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal window.

Open Terminal to run commands

Then run command to flush dns:

sudo /etc/init.d/dns-clean restart

You can also use this command:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking force-reload

In addition, to flush nscd dns cache:

sudo /etc/init.d/nscd restart

To flush dnsmasq dns cache:

sudo /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart

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3 responses to How to Flush DNS Cache on Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10

  1. Using “service” command instead of “/etc/init-d/” is tidier. From man service: service runs a System V init script or upstart job in as predictable an environment as possible, removing most environment variables and with the current working directory set to /.

  2. Thank you ~~

  3. Mr Ji m

    i unable to clear DNS Cache in Linux Ubuntu 14.04 and my net is getting disconnectivity ver often automatically
    i am tried the following commands
    sudo /etc/init.d/dns-clean restart
    sudo /etc/init.d/networking force-reload
    sudo /etc/init.d/nscd restart
    sudo /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart.

    but no use