Comment 5 for bug 1575644
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| msp3k (peek-nimbios) wrote Re: [Bug 1575644] Re: resolvconf doesn't create the correct /etc/resolv.conf file when static IP addresses are used | #5 |
Maybe I'm just confused about how resolvconf and dnsmasq should work,
but here's how it's working on my new 16.04 system:
root@ecoli:~# dpkg -l | grep dnsmasq
ii dnsmasq 2.75-1 all
Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
ii dnsmasq-base 2.75-1 amd64
Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
root@ecoli:~# cat /etc/network/
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
source /etc/network/
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto enp0s10
iface enp0s10 inet static
address 160.36.130.174
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 160.36.130.0
broadcast 160.36.130.255
gateway 160.36.130.1
# dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
dns-
dns-search nimbios.org
root@ecoli:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf
# 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 127.0.0.1
search nimbios.org
root@ecoli:~# dpkg --purge dnsmasq
(Reading database ... 429253 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing dnsmasq (2.75-1) ...
Purging configuration files for dnsmasq (2.75-1) ...
root@ecoli:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf
# 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 160.36.0.66
nameserver 160.36.128.66
nameserver 8.8.8.8
search nimbios.org
root@ecoli:~# dpkg -l | grep dnsmasq
ii dnsmasq-base 2.75-1 amd64
Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
root@ecoli:~# apt-get install dnsmasq
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
dnsmasq
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/16.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 71.7 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package dnsmasq.
(Reading database ... 429242 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../dnsmasq_
Unpacking dnsmasq (2.75-1) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu4) ...
Setting up dnsmasq (2.75-1) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu4) ...
root@ecoli:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf
# 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 127.0.0.1
search nimbios.org
root@ecoli:~# dpkg -l | grep dnsmasq
ii dnsmasq 2.75-1 all
Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
ii dnsmasq-base 2.75-1 amd64
Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
root@ecoli:~#
This is on a machine that was previously running 14.04, and now has a
fresh re-formatted/
problem. This just started under 16.04. And the contents of my
/etc/network/
Michael
On 04/27/2016 12:21 PM, msp3k wrote:
> They are specified in /etc/network/
> and the dnsmasq-base package is installed. But when dnsmasq is
> installed then resolvconf generates an incorrect /etc/resolv.conf. If I
> remove the dnsmasq package then resolvconf works properly and generates
> the expected contents for /etc/resolv.conf.
>
> This is a new bug with 16.04. It was not present under 14.04, and the
> contents of my /etc/network/
>
> Michael
>
> On 04/27/2016 12:06 PM, Thomas Hood wrote:
>> Not dnsmasq but dnsmasq-base is pulled in by ubuntu-desktop.
>>
>> If you define your interfaces statically using /etc/network/
>> then you have to add the nameserver information
>> /etc/network/
>> resolvconf(8) for more info.
>>
>> ** Changed in: resolvconf (Ubuntu)
>> Status: New => Incomplete
>>