[olug] /etc/resolv.conf entries

roger schmeits schmeits at clarksoncollege.edu
Wed Jul 17 14:17:57 UTC 2002


The laptop is using dhcp and it does happen on reboot.  Will follow thru
on that train of thought.  thanks for the tip!

On Wed, 2002-07-17 at 09:16, David Walker wrote:
> dhcp will reset /etc/resolv.conf 
> There is a switch or a config file setting to tell it not to that I do not 
> know off the top of my head.
> 
> On Wednesday 17 July 2002 07:53 am, roger schmeits wrote:
> > On my laptop running RH 7.3 it has this very very annoying tendency to
> > revert to the original name-servers in very first install.
> >
> > I have now created a  new dns server which I would like to use. I change
> > the entries in /etc/resolv.conf to reflect accordingly. OK good.
> >
> > but sometimes if it can find a dns server (for what ever reason ) it
> > will revert back my original settings. Pissin' me off here.
> >
> > I deleted the the backup copies of resolv.conf.sv and any others but it
> > still does it.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Roger
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