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Re: Which owner and groups /etc/resolv.conf in testing?



Hans-J. Ullrich wrote:
> although I am happy with my /etc/resolv.conf, I changed it during
> the years on my laptop. At the moment it is root:root and rw-r--r--,
> which is ok at home but this does not fit, when I am on the road.

Those user:group ownership and permissions are fine.  No problem
there.  What doesn't work for you?

> When I am on the way, resolv.conf should be able to be overwritten
> by the dhcp-server.

With the above permissions it should be able to do so.

> What are the default settings of /etc/resolv.conf?

On a freshly installed pristine system that uses dhcp:

  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 90 Apr 11 14:55 /etc/resolv.conf

> Or should I generally use the package "resolvconf", which is IMO
> setting a symlink somehow.

I use, like, and recommend the resolvconf package.

Bob

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