Changes to /etc/resolv.conf don't stick

[Dan Lund]

If your getting an IP by DHCP, that'll do it....

On 1/23/06, Siri Amrit Kaur <tigerflag at tigerflag.com> wrote:
> OK, now that I can post to the list again I wanted to ask if anyone could tell
> me how to make permanent changes to my /etc/resolv.conf file. I had to change
> the nameservers so that I can get system updates and access webmail. But the
> changes don't stick and it keeps reverting to the old nameservers. I'm not
> sure when the reversion happens or what's causing it- it's not from rebooting
> because I haven't rebooted.
>
> FWIW, I'm running PCLinuxOS, which probably has a similar file structure to
> Mandrake which it was originally based upon.

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