On Mon, 19 Mar 2012, Tim wrote: > The goal of your changes seems really *odd*, to put it lightly. > Changing a system-wide DNS configuration when a single user logs out. > Is your intent to restore the DNS configuration when she is no longer > using the system?
Now you understand ... almost. I need to have the system-wide DNS configuration set on that portable for use here. That's neither odd or strange. I suppose that if one runs all one's LANs using dhcp it's difficult to appreciate that other networks use static IP addresses. All coffee shop wireless access points run DHCP and either blank /etc/resolv.conf or put in their own list of servers. The problem is that here the LAN uses static IP addresses, not DHCP, and each host needs the same /etc/resolv.conf file to access any internal or external host. The point of copying /etc/resolv.conf.home to the blank or external content of /etc/resolv.conf is to allow connection to the local network and the 'Net from here. Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
