guitarlynn wrote: > > On Sunday 13 January 2002 19:29, Michael D. Schleif wrote: > > Is it possible that my ISP is diddling with my /etc/resolv.conf when > > my fixed-address, dhcp lease is re-negotiated? > > It is supposed to so your box can resolve ip host names. This > information is sync'ed for use with dnscache.
No, it is *not* supposed to do that! Why should it? The system administrator ought to be in charge of the system, which includes /etc/resolv.conf. If some automated process is diddling with system configuration files, there had better be a good, _documented_ reason ;> Adding to the `search' directive is one thing -- replacing it is quite another ;< Since I am running tinydns-private, *replacing* the search statement breaks my dns! And, *why* would I want to seach the domain attbi.com? They will not delegate any attbi.com subdomain to me -- so, what purpose could it serve? > > I am running DCD, dhclient, dnscache and tinydns-private on my local > > firewall. When the system boots -- as I just did 2 minutes ago -- > > resolv.conf shows this: > > > > search private.network > > > > Sometime in the last several hours, something changed this to: > > > > search attbi.com > > > > This has happened several times in the last couple weeks; but, not so > > frequently that I've got all of the evidence inline. Obviously, > > scripts that refer to hosts by short name (cat /etc/hostname) no > > longer resolve like this ;< > > > > The only thing I can figure -- since I didn't change resolv.conf -- > > is that the lease expired and during re-negotiation, dhclient rewrote > > the search line ?!?! > > > > What do you think? > > I think your correct and it stays that way until dnscache and/or > tiny-dns update themselves for the new lease. This isn't your ISP > hacking your box if that is what your asking, this is normal operation. > I go ahead and put my isp's domain name in the dns portion of > network..conf, but you may have a conflict with this from what I > am gathering from your post. You might make your problem/question > a little more clear if this doesn't help you. I believe that I am quite clear on what I'm asking. Unfortunately, I think that you missed my point entirely . . . Where is it documented that dhclient will re-write resolv.conf? -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
