Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:55:42 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Is a re-boot req'd after changing 'resolv.conf' ? Message-ID: <20070125205542.GA47293@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> In-Reply-To: <C8061EE6-6C15-448B-97B8-06152D3F9BC2@mac.com> References: <W537982322328231169754828@webmail15> <C8061EE6-6C15-448B-97B8-06152D3F9BC2@mac.com>
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On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 12:15:47PM -0800, Chuck Swiger wrote: > On Jan 25, 2007, at 11:53 AM, V.I.Victor wrote: > > > >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. Dhcpclient rewrites /etc/resolv.conf every time it renews the DHCP lease. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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