Comment 6 for bug 911241

I can confirm the bug.

The resolvconf package is installed and the network-manager package is not.

Relevant part of /etc/network/interfaces:
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# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
 address 130.225.51.87
 netmask 255.255.255.0
 network 130.225.51.0
 broadcast 130.225.51.255
 gateway 130.225.51.1
 # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
 dns-nameservers 130.225.51.16 130.225.51.19 130.225.51.99
 dns-search es.aau.dk
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After boot /etc/resolv.conf contains:
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# 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
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Doing 'ifdown eth0' followed by 'ifup eth0' will do the right thing.

Conclusion:
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The resolvconf package works fine if the interface is brought up via the command line, but during boot it writes a useless /etc/resolv.conf file.

The ifup command takes a long time to complete which may hint at further problems.