[solved]how to stop /etc/resolv.conf keeps being overwritten ???

no matter how many times to change the content, it keeps like that:
# Generated by dhcpcd from eth0
# /etc/resolv.conf.head can replace this line
nameserver 192.168.8.1
# /etc/resolv.conf.tail can replace this line
so i can't add nameserver in it
Last edited by tempo (2010-01-14 15:01:35)

The clue is in the message, use a file called resolv.conf.head to add a nameserver to the top and resolv.conf.tail to add it to the bottom.
It's being overwritten because you are using dhcpcd to auto configure your network settings.
Last edited by Meyithi (2010-01-14 13:03:43)

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I have 2 linux VM in my laptop that has been setup in similar way but one of them behaves differently every time it gets rebooted.
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eth0 - eth3 is setup with NAT-Network to be able to communicate with other VMs only.
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server 2
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UUID=568d8c14-d28e-48f7-82e5-dd7764968648
ONBOOT=yes
NM_CONTROLLED=no
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UUID=6e6858b9-9709-4334-9b58-bb6f02a30e94
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; generated by /sbin/dhclient-script
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# DOMAIN=lab.foo.com bar.foo.com
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NetworkManager 0:off   1:off   2:off   3:off   4:off   5:off   6:off
NetworkManager 0:off   1:off   2:off   3:off   4:off   5:off   6:off
service NetworkManager status
NetworkManager is stopped
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I never setup any dhcp client configuration before, but each time the VM is rebooted or started it seems that the /etc/resolv.conf always gets overwritten again.
However, in Server 1, somehow the dhcp client is working and getting the right DNS server IP address.
What I want to achieve for the Server 2 is like the one in the Server 1 where the nameserver I got from the ISP is also configured there.
That will made it easier if I need to download just a small file from the internet.
Other than that, I also wanted to understand what other configuration that could affect this /etc/resolve.conf file gets overwritten, which configuration and how to configure it.
Thanks in advance for your help in advance.
Adhika
Message was edited by: Adhika W

Hi Dude!,
To make it simpler, I can simply delete those interfaces (eth0, eth1, eth2, & eth3) right now and left with eth4 which I think can be directed to the actual question I was asking.
So here's the result of ipconfig on my host:
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-F5-CC-F9-DB
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   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
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As you can see from that result, if you compare the Server 1 and Server 2, the /etc/resolv.conf from Server 1 managed to get that 103.11.48.126, whereas the one in the Server 2 couldn't.
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Does this make any sense to you?
Just forget about the other interfaces.
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[SOLVED] How Can I Stop DHCPCD from Overwriting my /etc/resolv.conf...

Hey guys,
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Last edited by w201 (2013-03-18 19:05:15)

drcouzelis wrote:
w201 wrote:I set the "nohook resolv.conf" hook in /etc/dhcpcd.conf.
kaszak696 wrote:
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i was wandering around forums and i noticed the wicd issue with archlinux, since it still focuses on dhcpcd, not dhclient - so resolv.conf doesnt upload.
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That fixed it, thanks. Let's hope it stays this time.
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In my /etc/hosts I have
# /etc/hosts: staticthe delay, but the refreshing issue came back. It seems as though it didn't take the --indirect-rendering switch even though the wiki the delay, but the refreshing issue came back. It seems as though it didn't take the --indirect-rendering switch even though the wiki lookup table for host names
#<ip-address> <hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
127.0.0.1 stupendiousman localhost.localdomain localhost
# End of file
Which I change to:
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#<ip-address> <hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
127.0.0.1 stupendousman localhost.localdomain localhost stupendousman
# End of file
However every time I reboot /etc/hosts changes back to the first one somehow. Every time I change it something changes it back.
I have networkmanager installed... not sure if that's the problem.
Last edited by fowler (2010-11-29 13:48:30)

I had the same issue months ago on all compters where I used a networkmanager daemon. I solved it by the suggestion in the wiki page which Bregol mentioned. With the most recent update of networkmanager to 0.8.2 from testing repo it seems it overwrites /etc/hosts again but everything works in this case (in the past without properly configured /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf networkmanager changed my /etc/hosts file and X applications weren't able to be launched).
From manually edited /etc/hosts:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost acerntb
networkmanager 0.8.2 it changes to:
marek@acerntb ~ $ cat /etc/hosts
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#<ip-address> <hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
192.168.1.19 acerntb # Added by NetworkManager
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
::1 acerntb localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
# End of file
Last edited by Dogmeat (2010-11-10 20:09:50)

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