Ubuntu
kdeadmin package

setting domain name does not work with network-manager

Bug #134007 reported by Michael Gliwinski
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kdeadmin (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: knetworkconf

Distribution: kubuntu feisty 7.04 amd64
Package: knetworkconf-3.5.6-0ubuntu1
Note that most probably this also affects other architectures and versions.

Setting domain name in kcm_knetworkconfmodule (Internet & Network -> Network Settings) on the domain name system tab, which in turn adds options `domain YOURDOMAIN.COM' and `search YOURDOMAIN.COM' to /etc/resolv.conf does not work with network-manager installed (which is the default now). network-manager rewrites /etc/resolv.conf every few minutes and the changes are lost.

If dhcp client gets domain-name from dhcp server or if you supersede domain-name in dhclient.conf network-manager will set the option `search' but not `domain' therefore I consider it rather a workaround instead of a solution.

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stdPikachu (sdottait) wrote :

Confirmed. ISC dhcpd config:

option domain-name "some.domain";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
option routers 192.168.1.1;
ddns-update-style interim;
allow-client-updates;

And the resulting resolv.conf:

# generated by NetworkManager, do not edit!

search some.domain

nameserver 192.168.1.1

I can confirm that the domain name is correctly set on other Gentoo hosts.

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 beta or later?

Changed in knetworkconf:
status: New → Incomplete
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

knetworkconf is completely busted (and not user visible for that reason) so it is impossible to tell whether or not it would work.

Changed in kdeadmin:
status: Incomplete → New
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Since knetworkconf is totally busted and seemingly unmaintained upstream, we are removing knetworkconf from distribution.

Changed in kdeadmin:
status: New → Won't Fix
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