On 2010-03-18 16:14, Clive McBarton wrote:
To make my original question more precise: I want the stuff I write into resolv.conf to persist, but it does not have to be in that file. I'm happy to write things elsewhere as long as *some place* makes my changes persistent.
You must have missed the BIG BOLD LETTERS that tell you not to write into resolv.conf by hand.
$ 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 xx.yy.zz.aa nameserver xx.yy.zz.bb search snagglefrob -- Obsession with "preserving cultural heritage" is a racist impediment to moral, physical and intellectual progress.