/etc/resolv.conf keeps getting blanked out [Solved]

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PM17E5 · Post by **PM17E5** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:40 pm

I have "dhcp_wlan0="nodns" set in /etc/conf.d/net however every once in a while, like perhaps every 5 different networks or reconnects, my /etc/resolv.conf file will get reset into the default:

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# Generated by dhcpcd
# /etc/resolv.conf.head can replace this line
# /etc/resolv.conf.tail can replace this line

I'm not sure what could be wrong. Could anyone give me any pointers where to look?

tony-curtis · Post by **tony-curtis** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:23 pm

Are you sure it's something happening on wlan0 that is doing this? Maybe another network interface is responsible.

PM17E5 · Post by **PM17E5** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:08 pm

I'm quite sure, I don't use any other network interfaces, though I'll go ahead and add those lines for everything else I see in ifconfig -a just to be on the safe side. It usually happens when I restart wlan0. But perhaps it's just an idle eth0 doing something at bootup? Thanks for the tip, I'll see if it ever does it again.

wuzzerd · Post by **wuzzerd** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:51 am

You might try creating /etc/resolv.conf.head with your desired resolv.conf as its contents. This is the first time I've seen that, but if I ever get bitten by dhcp overwriting my dhcpd I sure would give it a go.

PM17E5 · Post by **PM17E5** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:03 pm

Thank you, I didn't have much special in them just had 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 but while I'm at it I might as well try the google servers since I'm not a big fan of Verizon. So basically I just have the file duplicated with a .head at the end? I'll give it a try.