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

Darrin Chandler dwchandler at stilyagin.com
Mon Jan 23 11:54:37 MST 2006


Siri Amrit Kaur 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. 
>
>Thanks
>
>Siri Amrit
>  
>

Are you running a dhclient?

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