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 Set the configuration variables `dns.domain` (this is optional, the default is `lxd`) and `dns.mode`:
 
 ```
-$ lxc network set lxdbr0 dns.domain '~localenv.com'
+$ lxc network set lxdbr0 dns.domain 'localenv.com'
 
 $ lxc network set lxdbr0 dns.mode managed
 ```