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How do I add a DNS server via resolv.conf?

Is /etc/resolv.conf useless in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)? I see that the DNS server information is stored in NetworkManager now. The nmcli command line tool can list that for you. If I ...
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How do I include lines in resolv.conf that won't get lost on reboot?

I have finally migrated to 12.04 from 7.10. I have one last part to complete but I am stumped. I am using Puppet on each server, and in the past I have included a nameserver address and a search ...
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How do I get resolvconf to regenerate resolv.conf after I change /etc/network/interfaces?

After updating /etc/network/interfaces with something very similar to below, how do I get /etc/resolv.conf to update? I tried (as root) resolver -u, service networking restart but they didn't work. I ...
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How can I flush the DNS on Ubuntu 17.04?

How can I flush the DNS on Ubuntu 17.04? I seem to have a few DNS issues at the moment since upgrading to 17.04 from 16.10 and went to flush the DNS but I can't find how to. Can anyone tell me ...
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How to set the fully qualified domain name in 12.04?

I tried adding dns-domain domain.com to /etc/network/interfaces with no luck. When I run hostname -d I get an empty string
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network manager: how to stop nm updating /etc/resolv.conf

I do not want network manager to add DNS servers received from DHCP to my /etc/resolv.conf. When configuring from GUI/Connections/IPV4 and choose the method Automatic (address only) it still adds DNS ...
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nameserver 127.0.1.1 in resolv.conf won't go away!

I've read that I should have nameserver 127.0.1.1 in my /etc/resolv.conf file only if my machine has its own DNS server. Since it doesn't, having it causes problems. But no matter what I do I can not ...
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NetworkManager not populating resolv.conf

I recently upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04, and now NetworkManager isn't populating /etc/resolv.conf when connecting to wireless networks, when it had been working perfectly in 11.10. I'm not seeing any ...
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Temporary Failure in name resolution on WSL

Running Ubuntu on WSL and trying to push to github and download new python modules using pip and I get this error. Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after ...
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resolv.conf keeps getting reset by something

I need help figuring out why my resolv.conf keeps changing to this, causing me to not be able to access the outside internet and only the local network: $ cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 192.168.16.1 ...
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How to restore/recreate etc/resolv.conf files

I deleted both the resolvconf folder and the resolv.conf file in /etc by mistake, assuming that resolvconf was causing UCK to fail. Now the application has upgraded, fixing the issue, but it says no ...
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16.10 fail to resolve DNS

After upgrading my 16.04-installation to 16.10, I have trouble with DNS. First I got problems a couple of times when connected to WiFi, while it worked on ethernet. Now it seems to work on WiFi also. ...
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Should I edit my resolv.conf file to fix wrong DNS problem?

I have the problem that my Ubuntu machine uses the wrong DNS server. For some reason the machine queries localhost for DNS information. I have added the DNS server in the network settings GUI, but /...
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Make /etc/resolv.conf changes permanent in WSL 2

On WSL 2, when I try to connect to a website, I get an issue: $ ping www.google.com ping: www.google.com: Temporary failure in name resolution Now, to fix this, I had to add /etc/wsl.conf with this ...
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What does "sudo echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 > /etc/resolv.conf" do?

Can someone please tell me what sudo echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 > /etc/resolv.conf does? I used to have random dropping of internet connection for 15 seconds to 3 mins but after using this command, ...
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Resolvconf -u gives the error "resolvconf: Error: /etc/resolv.conf must be a symlink"

I use resolvconf to have static DNS servers set in /etc/resolv.conf. However, when I run sudo resolvconf -u to update /etc/resolv.conf with new static information, I get the error 'resolvconf: Error: /...
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host is able to resolve a hostname, ssh isn't

I'm trying to connect from a 10.04 system to a 12.04 system via SSH. Strangely enough the rules in resolv.conf seem to take effect only selectively, which leaves me puzzled. Observe: [2] user@mach:~$ ...
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Editing dns-nameservers in /etc/network/interfaces without a restart [duplicate]

After editing dns-nameservers in /etc/network/interfaces, how do I tell resolvconf(8) to read the new value without restarting networking? (causing a service interruption) The -u option doesn't seem ...
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Why does my name resolution hit the DNS even with a hosts file entry?

I'm running Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS Desktop. Being a web developer, naturally I created a "me.com" in my /etc/hosts file. Unfortunately, my name resolution is going out to the DNS before first checking my ...
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Why does my resolv.conf file get regenerated every time?

My /etc/resolv.conf file gets regenerated every time, making me loose Google DNS servers when I reconnect my 3G modem. For changing the DNS settings, I looked at http://code.google.com/intl/fr-FR/...
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How to override the DHCP-provided nameserver?

I (think) that I've configured a static IP address in /etc/network/interfaces: # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 10.1.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 ...
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DNS issues after upgrading to 20.04

After upgrading to 20.04, both my wired and wireless networking lost access to the internet. I confirmed my drivers were working when I was able to resolve a ping to the Google nameserver 8.8.8.8. Now,...
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How to make persistent changes to /etc/resolv.conf Ubuntu 18.10

My resolv.conf file has 'nameserver 127.0.0.53'. I need to replace it with different value or add another nameserver. I erased symlink, replaced it with file. Now it is managed by Network Manager, ...
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DNS server address no longer stored in resolv.conf; where is it now?

I sometimes switch DNS servers, using the NetworkManager indicator in the taskbar; this worked fine with previous versions, and actually works fine with 12.04, too, except for one thing: I use Conky ...
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systemd-resolved, resolvconf.service, resolvconf and openresolv. Why, which and how?

I'm using a VPN client which adds two name servers to /etc/resolv.conf. All my connections are managed by Network-Manager. I have to use this VPN client for my work VPN but after Ubuntu went to ...
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How To Auto Add To /etc/resolv.conf? [duplicate]

On Ubuntu 10.04 Server, you can edit a file and it will automatically add a nameserver to the /etc/resolv.conf on boot. Unfortunately, Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop does not have this feature that I'm aware of,...
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DNS resolver stopped working after upgrade to 20.04

Just after Ubuntu upgrade to 20.04 /etc/resolv.conf contains: nameserver 127.0.2.1 and it does not work. It works after changing to: nameserver 127.0.0.53 But it is overridden after each restart ...
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resolv.conf - No DNS servers known

I am using focal Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (hosted virtual machine) Occasionally after a reboot DNS resolution fails (e.g. ping google.com > Resource temporarily unavailable) To 'fix' this I reboot the ...
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Cannot resolve custom domains when VPN is up

I just upgraded to 12.04 from 11.10, and now I can't resolve custom domains over my VPN (e.g. *.dev.local). It worked splendid before the upgrade. Both my /etc/resolv.conf and route -n looks exactly ...
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Getting openconnect vpn to work through network-manager

This is the same issue as here: Getting openconnect vpn to work through gui , but my additions to it were deleted and I was asked to create a new question. In fact, there are a number of folks asking ...
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/run/resolvconf/resolv.conf gets erased each time I restart, and I can't use internet without it (16.04)

I have been solving issues with my ubuntu - windows partition. So after having an issue with the clock of the system and i think this triggering that I couldn't log into my user (it just bounced back)...
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How do I remove localhost nameserver from resolv.conf

Currently my /etc/resolv.conf reads: nameserver 127.0.0.1 nameserver 10.255.0.101 nameserver 10.255.0.11 and I want it to instead read: search [my domain] nameserver 10.255.0.101 ...
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18.04: Bionic Beaver: enforce static /etc/resolv.conf

Previously, on Ubuntu 16.04, I felt betrayed when an Ubuntu update installed dnsmasq package, configured it, and gave it precedence over my own super-stable, ultra-fast, and own-configured BIND DNS ...
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Un-removable /etc/resolv.conf

During an upgrade to 12.04 today I've got an error when running post-install hook for resolvconf package: Setting up resolvconf (1.63ubuntu11) ... resolvconf.postinst: Error: Cannot replace the ...
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/etc/resolv.conf" E166: Can't open linked file for writing

Unable to update resolv.conf file. /etc/resolv.conf" E166: Can't open linked file for writing Ubuntu 18.04.1
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The "resolv.conf" file becomes empty after each restart [duplicate]

The "/etc/resolv.conf" file becomes empty after each restart and I lose the DNS data set in it. It only contains the following text each time: # Generated by NetworkManager What should I do?
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Network configuration: resolv.conf and hosts

I read This manual and I'm a little confused. This is what I don't undetstand: When your system tries to resolve a hostname to an IP address or determine the ostname for an IP address, it refers to ...
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Why did I have to remove resolvconf to get dnsmasq to work again?

Yesterday I upgraded to Precise and dnsmasq stopped working. That is, DNS queries to localhost where dnsmasq is listening (127.0.0.1) were refused. Removing resolvconf (apt-get remove resolvconf) ...
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make netplan write resolve.conf

I have an Odroid C2 - a single board computer running 18.04 minimal for ARM. Originally, it was using NetworkManager + systemd-resolved to manage network connections, but since I use only Ethernet and ...
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How do I set a static DNS nameserver address on Ubuntu Server?

I am trying statically to set DNS server addresses in my Ubuntu server running as virtual machine. I followed all recommendations on official Ubuntu support pages but I simply cannot get rid of my ISP'...
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Openconnect in network-manager does not update resolv.conf

I just updated from ubuntu 19.10 to ubuntu 20.04. Now my resolve.conf does not get updated anymore when I connect to vpn with the openconnect thing in the network manager. This works correctly: ...
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Can not edit resolv.conf

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 and I have to edit the resolv.conf file So this is what I am trying to do sudo su vi /etc/resolv.conf But when I try to edit it says the file is read only When I try to do ...
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How do I activate a local caching nameserver?

I want to have strong DNS cache server on my local host (server). So I need to change name server to my localhost. How can I change it? byt this config it seems I must don't change it via editor so ...
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Dynamic /etc/resolv.conf file?

I have several Ubuntu servers. Two of them are working as DNS servers. One of my name servers (let's call it DNS1) went down for maintenance. I sill had another DNS server running (DNS2). All other ...
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Accidentally deleted /etc/resolv.conf and now can't access any domain

I was getting dns probe finished message in chrome on Ubuntu 18.04 so I looked up on the internet and tried to run the following commands. sudo rm/etc/resolv.conf sudo ln -s /var/run/resolvconf/...
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resolveconf -u keeps adding an unwanted search domain to resolve.conf

I have my desktop computer configured with a static IP address: However, /etc/resolve.conf keeps getting overwritten with: nameserver 127.0.0.1 search localdomain example.com This seems to happen ...
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Issue with resolv.conf - no such file or directory

Having a bit of issue restoring my ubuntu box When I start it I get the following error Failed to start Clean up any mess left by 0dns-up.....dns-clean.service" When booting into recovery mode > ...
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How to edit /etc/resolv.conf on Ubuntu 12.04

I have two network interfaces configured via DHCP. As a result, /etc/resolv.conf is populated with information coming from the DHCP server. How can I edit this file? I know that if I add prepend ...
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18.04 Unable to connect to server due to "Temporary failure in name resolution"

I am at a bit of a loss. I am able to perform an nslookup and a dig on the address "imap.comcast.net" but if I try to ping it or connect to it from my application I get a "Temporary failure in name ...
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How to prevent Juniper Network Connect breaking DNS resolutions

Juniper Network Connect has been an issue on 64bit Linux for quite sometime. I have found 2 solutions to the Java issue (Could anyone provide a step by step for getting juniper netconnect and citrix? ...
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