October 2000
Intermediate to advanced
1152 pages
26h 41m
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The /etc/resolv.conf file contains the configuration for the DNS client (resolver). It typically looks something like this:
search domain.cxm nameserver 192.168.211.34 nameserver 192.168.100.1
Caution
Before editing any configuration file, with an editor or with a tool like linuxconf, back it up. Original distribution or installation-default files should be backed up to files with .org appended to the end (such as resolv.conf. org). Other revisions can be backed up with the naming convention of your choice, as long as they don't overwrite the .org files. Take care never to change or overwrite an .org file.
Note that with tools like linuxconf, it's not always possible to predict every configuration file ...
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