What should be there in resolv conf?
If the host is a name server, the resolv. conf file must exist and contain a nameserver reference to itself as well as a default domain. The resolv. conf file can contain one domain entry or one search entry, a maximum of three nameserver entries, and any number of options entries.
Which one is a DNS resolver in Linux?
On most Linux operating systems, the DNS servers that the system uses for name resolution are defined in the /etc/resolv. conf file. That file should contain at least one nameserver line. Each nameserver line defines a DNS server.
Why did I have to remove resolvconf to get…?
Removing resolvconf ( apt-get remove resolvconf) and rebooting solved the issue (found that suggestion somewhere on Google). /etc/resolv.conf looked fine with and without resolvconf in place. No difference at all. Why would I use resolvconf? Are there any benefits? The Wikipedia article covering resolvconf sucks.
Do you need to remove resolvconf in Ubuntu 12.04?
As of Ubuntu 12.04 resolvconf is part of the default installation in both the server and desktop variants. It is never necessary to remove resolvconf and people who do remove it usually don’t understand it, generally because they haven’t read resolvconf (8) and /usr/share/doc/resolvconf/README.gz.
How to add nameserver to resolv.conf file?
My resolv.conf file looks like this: # Dynamic resolv.conf (5) file for glibc resolver (3) generated by resolvconf (8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND — YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN nameserver 10.4.0.1 nameserver 192.168.0.1 search sitecomwl351 I only want it to use the 10.4.0.1 address for DNS.
Is the resolvconf config permanent after a reboot?
As soon as the networking service starts configures the /etc/resolv.conf with What I want to is to modify my /etc/resolv.conf with custom nameservers and domains without having to modify my /etc/network/interfaces and having the config permanent after networking restart or OS reboots. But this option is not permanent after OS reboot.