Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:15:47 -0800 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: "V.I.Victor" <idmc_vivr@intgdev.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is a re-boot req'd after changing 'resolv.conf' ? Message-ID: <C8061EE6-6C15-448B-97B8-06152D3F9BC2@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <W537982322328231169754828@webmail15> References: <W537982322328231169754828@webmail15>
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On Jan 25, 2007, at 11:53 AM, V.I.Victor wrote: > I'm simply going to change 2 "nameserver" ip-addresses. > > Most of what I've found re. 'resolv.conf' implies it can just be > changed on-the-fly. However, other sources (mostly upgrading info) > have a reboot involved. > > So -- re-boot or not? (Note: this is a static-ip box running v5.4.) There is no reason to reboot after changing /etc/resolv.conf. Almost everything will be using the standard resolver routines from libc and will pick up the new nameservers just fine. -- -Chuck
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