Network-manager 0.6.5 replaces /etc/resolv.conf (should stay a symlink)

Bug #121708 reported by Mephisto
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Binary package hint: network-manager

NM 0.6.5 (as found in gutsy) no longer works with resolvconf, because it replaces the symlink /etc/resolv.conf with a regular file. With this, it bypasses resolvconf completely and on my vpn network this breaks dns. I get dns servers from the access point, and then have to connect to a vpn, after which i end up with an empty /etc/resolv.conf. Resolvconf used to handle this properly. This worked fine with 0.6.4.

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katakombi (katakombi) wrote :

Generally it seems like a bad idea to fiddle with /etc/resolv.conf.
I run pdnsd which I recommend every user for breaking-through surfing speed especially if you connect on a WLAN router.
PLEASE leave that file alone, if networkmanager needs to setup a DNS (which might be a good idea) let it depend on pdnsd and change the config file for that package instead!!

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Mephisto (ferrylandzaat) wrote :

The last thing i need is dependencies on packages i don't need (never heard of pdnsd before).
Networkmanager will *have* to update the dns config, because, how else is it gonna set up the network? I just want the 0.6.4 behavior with regard to /etc/resolv.conf back, it worked fine back then...

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katakombi (katakombi) wrote : Re: [Bug 121708] Re: Network-manager 0.6.5 replaces /etc/resolv.conf (should stay a symlink)

Ok, good point.
But please modify the file instead of replacing it, so I am able to
prepend the 127.0.0.1
I think that would be doable - what do you think?

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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this still an issue in the latest version of network-manager (0.6.5-0ubuntu16) in the 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon release? Please let us know. Thanks in advance.

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status: New → Incomplete
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Mephisto (ferrylandzaat) wrote :

Don't have any trouble with network at the moment (on a fully uptodate gutsy), so i guess this is fixed or just disappeared ;)

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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

Thanks for the update. This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at [WWW] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status . Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Feel free to submit any future bugs you may find.

Changed in network-manager:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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