Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:06:16 +0100 From: "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Cc: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-rc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/106902: Suggest, setting nameservers in rc.conf Message-ID: <458989A8.8060007@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <200612201824.kBKIOOKS030531@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200612201824.kBKIOOKS030531@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Doug Barton wrote: > Synopsis: Suggest, setting nameservers in rc.conf > > I don't see this as a generally useful idea, but perhaps you > can say more about the conditions under which your resolv.conf > changes, and why you need to rewrite it at boot time? > > Thanks, > > Doug While taking it around to other places I connect to different networks via wireless, so my rc.conf gets changed often by dhclient and vpnc. But at home I prefer to use cable LAN and there's no DHCP server running (it's a static network, no need for that). I can set the IP/subnet and the gateway in rc.conf, but I have to get the nameserver into the resolv.conf and there's simply not a convenient way to do this. If I'd make it read only, I wouldn't be able to use wireless any more. And I like the idea of having the network configuration in one place (rc.conf). Even if I want to reset it on runtime I only have to type # rcstart resolv (I'm using sysutils/bsdadminscripts), so for me it's a really just the most convenient way to reset the resolv.conf.
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