Varuna wrote:
> Hello Folks,
>
> Noticed a strange issue with the creation / update of /etc/resolv.conf.
> The details of the system that I noticed the issue on is:
> Version : FreeBSD 8.0
> Patch level: not patched
> Uname: FreeBSD shastry.eudaemonicsystems.net 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD
> 8.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Sep 29 22:37:51 IST 2011
> root@shas...:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SHASTRY i386
>
>
> I generally have a static IP 192.168.98.6 (via rc.conf) for my Beastie.
> The contents of my /etc/resolv.conf is as follows:
> domain eudaemonicsystems.net
> nameserver 208.67.222.222
> nameserver 208.67.220.220
> nameserver 4.2.2.2
> No matter how many times I reboot the system, the resolv.conf does not
> get overwritten when configured with a static IP.

  1. Since 9.0 we already have resolveconf(8) for this.
  2. Empty dhclient.conf means default configuration, you can make your
own, refusing nameserver updates coming from DHCP.
  3. You can always chflags noschg any precious file.

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