On Thu, Jul 09, 2015 at 04:36:33PM -0700, Seth wrote: > I'm trying to use the following statement in /etc/dhclient.conf > > supersede domain-name-servers [127.0.0.1]:40;
don't wrap the ip address in square [] brackets. should clear it up --ryan > > But when the machine boots and the network starts it fails to apply > the setting. The error message is: > > /etc/dhclient.conf line 4: expecting decimal octet. > supersede domain-name-servers [127.0.0.1]:40; > ^ > I've also tried quoting the value "[127.0.0.1]:40" and escaping it > \[127.0.0.1\]:40 without success. > > Using the resolv.conf.tail method is undesirable as I only want a > single nameserver entry in /etc/resolv.conf > > Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

