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How do I get resolvconf to regenerate resolv.conf after I change /etc/network/interfaces?

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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 also fixed the symlink for resolv.conf and tried resolver -u again. Finally in frustration I rebooted, which did fix the problem by rebuilding /etc/resolv.conf.

Ubuntu 12.04, 64bit server, all the latest patches installed.

Example /etc/network/interfaces:

iface eth0 inet static

    address 192.168.3.3

    netmask 255.255.255.0

    gateway 192.168.3.1

    dns-search example.com

    dns-nameservers 192.168.3.45 192.168.8.10

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answered 1 Year ago pilun · Accepted Answer

service networking restart is not always a reliable way of down-upping all interfaces.

The resolvconf -u command only updates resolv.conf from resolvconf's own database. You need to update the database.

To update the database you have to call resolvconf with the -a or -d option. That happens behind the scenes when you run ifup or ifdown. So, normally, as with any other change to /etc/network/interfaces, to activate changes to the dns-* options you have to ifdown the interface in question and ifup it again. Or you can reboot.

If you want to make changes to an interface without ifdownupping it (perhaps because you are administering the machine remotely and happen to be connected via that interface, natch) then you can achieve the same result by running resolvconf directly from the command line. This requires a bit more knowledge of resolvconf's semantics. Assume the relevant /e/n/i stanza is

iface IIII FFFF static

    address ...

    ...

    dns-nameservers X.X.X.X Y.Y.Y.Y

    dns-search SSSS

where FFFF is an address family ("inet" or "inet6").

To activate these dns-* options you run resolvconf as follows (yes, with newlines in the string piped to resolvconf).

echo "nameserver X.X.X.X

nameserver Y.Y.Y.Y

search SSSS" | sudo resolvconf -a IIII.FFFF

For the stanza given in the question this would be the following.

echo "nameserver 192.168.3.45

nameserver 192.168.8.10

search example.com" | sudo resolvconf -a eth0.inet

Consult the resolvconf(8) manual page and the resolvconf package README file (/usr/share/doc/resolvconf/README.gz) for more information.