What if NM always dropped whatever configuration file it needs in /etc/dnsmasq.d/nm.conf, and when NM was started, it would check if /etc/init.d/dnsmasq exists, * if yes, dnsmasq is installed, so it read the configuration file and there's no need to do anything, * if not, dnsmasq-base is installed, so spawn `dnsmasq -C /etc/dnsmasq.d/nm.conf`.
A nice side effect is that if the user did install dnsmasq but disabled it in /etc/default/dnsmasq or rc.* or wherever, then the local resolver would be automatically disabled as well. And, using a configuration file rather than a hardcoded command line would be appreciated by many users. Finally, a single dnsmasq instance would be used in all cases, saving resources. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/959037 Title: NM-controlled dnsmasq prevents other DNS servers from starting Status in “djbdns” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “dnsmasq” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: As described in https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-p-dns- resolving, network manager now starts a dnsmasq instance for local DNS resolving. That breaks the default bind9 and dnsmasq installations, for people that actually want to install a DNS server. Having to manually comment out "#dns=dnsmasq" in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf doesn't sound good, and if it stays that way, it should be moved to the bind9 and dnsmasq postinst scripts. Please make network-manager smarter so that it checks if bind9 or dnsmasq are installed, so that it doesn't start the local resolver in that case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/djbdns/+bug/959037/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
