[SOLVED] /etc/resolv.conf overwritten by nm

chrispoole · 2009-01-22 12:00:23

Hope someone can help...

My system is fully up to date.

I use NetworkManager to handle my wireless and wired connections. It works perfectly. But resolv.conf keeps getting overwritten, changing my nameservers from OpenDNS to 192.168.1.1. I have to change it manually at each boot.

I have tried adding my chosen nameservers to resolv.conf.head and/or resolv.conf.tail, but resolv.conf isn't getting overwritten with these files at boot (instead a message saying NetworkManager edited resolv.conf).

I have tried enabling and blacklisting dhcdbd in rc.conf to no avail.

The dhcddb parameters are also set to "-C resolv.conf", but since nm runs dhcddb itself, it doesn't seem to take any notice.

Any ideas?

Last edited by chrispoole (2009-01-25 18:15:01)

rson451 · 2009-01-22 13:18:59

Make your changes in /etc/resolv.conf.head. /etc/resolv.conf will continue to be overwritten but your nameservers in .head will be used first and foremost.

chrispoole · 2009-01-22 13:43:39

I have tried that. resolv.conf.head and resolv.conf.tail files get ignored somehow...

thunderogg · 2009-01-23 21:32:45

I have the same problem. I have tried the instructions on the OpenDNS wiki page, but the nameserver address in /etc/resolv.conf still gets overwritten. I too use NetworkManager. Any ideas?

rson451 · 2009-01-24 12:40:55

There is a switch you can set in your dhcpcd config so that resolv.conf is not over written, i believe it's "-C resolv.conf" but NetworkManager may not be using dhcpcd.

Xyne · 2009-01-24 12:47:42

Have you tried any of the suggestions in this thread?

thunderogg · 2009-01-24 14:32:30

Xyne wrote:

Have you tried any of the suggestions in this thread?

Thanks! Will try it.

thunderogg · 2009-01-24 14:41:54

Jepp. The solution in post #13 works just fine. Thanks again!

Xyne · 2009-01-24 14:51:52

Please edit your first post to prepend "[SOLVED]" to the subject.

thunderogg · 2009-01-24 15:56:18

It's not my thread--it's chrispoole's. I think we have to wait and see if it worked for him.

chrispoole · 2009-01-25 18:14:20

Thanks for the replies guys.

I decided to simply try wicd again, and have stuck with that. It has a simple GUI for setting DNS entries, and works just as well as nm.

I also find the rc.local trick a bit hackish -- surely this is an issue with nm or something?

rson451: I had tried this too. Same issue.

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[SOLVED] /etc/resolv.conf overwritten by nm

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