On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 03:39:39PM -0500, Allen Weiner wrote:
> >    Changes to /etc/resolv.conf are used right away.
> 
> I'll accept what you say. But I can conceive of a scenario where the
> file is read at boot time, and used to fill out kernel data structures.
> The kernel might not be aware until reboot if the file is subsequently
> modified.

resolv.conf is not used by the kernel, ever.

It's used by glibc when doing lookups.

It does *not* require a reboot.

Trust us.

-m

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