Re: F8 is getting *really* sysadmin-hostile

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On Nov 15, 2007 8:01 AM, Olivier Galibert <galibert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bug #134886 is still there since fedora core 3 times.  It means that
> NetworkManager will happily shutdown the interfaces, ignore any
> settings you've put in anaconda and wipe out /etc/resolv.conf if you
> happen not to use dhcp.  Like in a lab, where desktops and servers
> tend not to wander around so much and dhcp is used only for laptops.
>

It seems to me that wiping out resolv.conf is the worst part.  It
destroys the static configuration.  I think the DHCP client should not
overwrite the existing /etc/resolv.conf but move it to a backup.  And
restore the previous version when it stops.

 - Ian

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