--- wicd-daemon-orig.py	2014-02-04 16:58:39.924289676 -0800
+++ wicd-daemon.py	2014-02-04 16:58:10.412288621 -0800
@@ -1697,20 +1697,20 @@
     argv -- The arguments passed to the script.
 
     """
-    # back up resolv.conf before we do anything else
-    try:
-        backup_location = wpath.varlib + 'resolv.conf.orig'
-        # don't back up if .orig exists, probably there cause
-        # wicd exploded
-        if not os.path.exists(backup_location):
-            if os.path.islink('/etc/resolv.conf'):
-                dest = os.readlink('/etc/resolv.conf')
-                os.symlink(dest, backup_location)
-            else:
-                shutil.copy2('/etc/resolv.conf', backup_location)
-            os.chmod(backup_location, 0644)
-    except IOError:
-        print 'error backing up resolv.conf'
+    ## back up resolv.conf before we do anything else
+    #try:
+    #    backup_location = wpath.varlib + 'resolv.conf.orig'
+    #    # don't back up if .orig exists, probably there cause
+    #    # wicd exploded
+    #    if not os.path.exists(backup_location):
+    #        if os.path.islink('/etc/resolv.conf'):
+    #            dest = os.readlink('/etc/resolv.conf')
+    #            os.symlink(dest, backup_location)
+    #        else:
+    #            shutil.copy2('/etc/resolv.conf', backup_location)
+    #        os.chmod(backup_location, 0644)
+    #except IOError:
+    #    print 'error backing up resolv.conf'
 
     do_daemonize = True
     redirect_stderr = True