Thank John!
i have a look at the thread suggested by Roberto it's long and my energy is limited but i have 2 PCs and i can let one use dns by isp, the other by vpn so i want to delete that file On Monday, July 9, 2018, 3:22:36 PM GMT+8, john doe <johndoe65...@mail.com> wrote: Bottom posting. On 7/9/2018 9:12 AM, Long Wind wrote: > Thank Ben! i just return home > > my old resolv.conf has that line too > but i use twm and don't have easy gui app for Network Manager > > but i don't miss them > and could you help me delete that resolv.conf? > Thanks! > > On Monday, July 9, 2018, 9:24:37 AM GMT+8, Ben Caradoc-Davies ><b...@transient.nz> wrote: > > On 09/07/18 12:55, Long Wind wrote: >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 51 May 15 20:52 /etc/resolv.conf >> i can't remove file above, the story behind it: >> dns servers are usually provided by isp >> but they can't be used with vpn >> so vpn provider told me to make a special resolv.conf >> which contains dns servers not provided isp >> dns server by vpn provider is useful when i visit blocked sites >> but they are not as fast as those by isp >> my question is how to change dns server as needed? >> it seem that resolv.conf is automatically managed >> and how to remove the special resolv.conf > > What application do you use to manage your network connections? I use > NetworkManager, which manages resolve.conf. I find this more convenient > than manually editing resolv.conf. My resolv.conf starts with: > > # Generated by NetworkManager > > If I use the NetworkManager desktop applet to access the connection > editor (nm-connection-editor), I can edit the connection; under IPv4 > Settings, I set Method Manual and list the DNS servers for this > connection. I can also see the DNS servers listed under the Connection > Information. The default behaviour is to use the DNS server supplied via > DHCP, for example, from your router (likely the router itself). You will > likely need two connections: one for your main connection and one for > your VPN. I suggest adding custom DNS servers under your VPN connection > settings. > > Kind regards, > The issue is not to "remove" resolv.conf(5) but to understand which process is olding that file then you would use that utility to append your proper lines. -- John Doe