Re: Fixing /etc/resolv.conf

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:25:13 +0200
Richard Adams <pa3gcu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Friday 22 July 2005 03:05, Peter wrote:
> > On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 01:38:50 -0600

> > > Peter H. wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > In slackware the file /etc/resolv.conf is updated on every reboot.
> > > >
> > > > How can I stop that? I tried chattr +i and chmod -w w/o success.
> > > >
> > > > The reason is that the nameserver address which is put into the file
on
> >
> > every
> >
> > > > reboot is not the the one I am supposed to use according to the advise
> > > >from my  broadband ISP.

> > >
> > > Most likely /etc/resolv.conf is being overwritten by the DHCP client
> > > every time you reboot.  In Slackware, edit /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 so that
> > > when it runs dhcpcd it uses the option -R, which will prevent dhcpcd
> > > from replacing the existing /etc/resolv.conf.
> >
> > Thanks! It does not work.
> 
> When i tryed that option a while ago it worked for me, however you can
always 
> do things in many different ways with linux, simply make a copy 
> of /etc/resolv.conf and edit it to your needs and rename it something like 
> resolv.good.
> Now place the following in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file
> 
> cp /etc/resolv.good /etc/resolv.conf

That's what I did. May be I put the -R on the wrong place. I put it at

 eth${1}" | $LOGGER
          /sbin/dhcpcd -d -R -t 10 -h

> 
> I ask myself why you get the wrong info everytime from your dhcp server tho.
> Surely its better to solve the problem at the root instead of working around
> it.

I approached the ISP and was told they will have it fixed coming week.

> Regards Richard.
> 

Regards
-- 
Peter
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