Why automatic tools can change /etc/resolv.conf?

2001-08-01 Thread Michele Dalla Silvestra
A little question. Only the Root (the human) should modify a file in /etc, and dpkg ask when it may change a config file. This should be good. For /etc/resolv.conf, instead, many programs pretend to modify it (script from pppd, dhcp-client and so on). But for use dynamic dns server one can use

Re: Why automatic tools can change /etc/resolv.conf?

2001-08-01 Thread Sebastiaan
On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Michele Dalla Silvestra wrote: A little question. Only the Root (the human) should modify a file in /etc, and dpkg ask when it may change a config file. This should be good. For /etc/resolv.conf, instead, many programs pretend to modify it (script from pppd, dhcp-client

Re: Why automatic tools can change /etc/resolv.conf?

2001-08-01 Thread Michele Dalla Silvestra
On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 05:38:58PM +0200, Sebastiaan wrote: On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Michele Dalla Silvestra wrote: If is not possible to put dnrd in any installation, why not modify a file like resolv.conf in /var/somewhat and make a symlink in /etc/resolv.conf? If an administrator want to make

Re: Why automatic tools can change /etc/resolv.conf?

2001-08-01 Thread Guy Geens
Michele == Michele Dalla Silvestra [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Michele But is correct that an application change /etc/resolv.conf Michele even if the administrator write it entirely by hand? Both pppd and dhclient can receive information about available DNS servers, and they will try to make that