http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User aj@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c1 --- Comment #1 from Andreas Jaeger 2009-10-04 09:25:15 MDT --- Btw. contents of the files: $ cat /etc/resolv.conf # Generated by NetworkManager domain fritz.box search fritz.box nameserver 192.168.178.1 $ cat /etc/resolv.conf.netconfig ### /etc/resolv.conf file autogenerated by netconfig! # # Before you change this file manually, consider to define the # static DNS configuration using the following variables in the # /etc/sysconfig/network/config file: # NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST # NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS # NETCONFIG_DNS_FORWARDER # or disable DNS configuration updates via netconfig by setting: # NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY='' # # See also the netconfig(8) manual page and other documentation. # # Note: Manual change of this file disables netconfig too, but # may get lost when this file contains comments or empty lines # only, the netconfig settings are same with settings in this # file and in case of a "netconfig update -f" call. # ### Please remove (at least) this line when you modify the file! search fritz.box nameserver 192.168.178.1 -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User tambet@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c3 Tambet Ingo changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|aj@novell.com | --- Comment #3 from Tambet Ingo 2009-10-05 00:44:06 MDT --- I accidentally broke it - When netconfig doesn't exit successfully (doesn't return 0) NM now writes /etc/resolv.conf. That usually happens if you have manually changed /etc/resolv.conf and netconfig refuses to change it, as described in the comments. I'll revert that change. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User mt@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c4 Marius Tomaschewski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC|tambet@novell.com |coolo@novell.com, | |milisav.radmanic@novell.com --- Comment #4 from Marius Tomaschewski 2009-10-05 01:32:09 MDT --- This is a very bad idea to write it yourself when netconfig reports != 0. First, because you break netconfig, second, because you overwrite manual user setting. Complaining to the user would be much better here. See also feature #306274: Implement filter for netconfig update and use it in yast2 it has been rejected for 11.2 because of not enough time/resources, but I'll implement it this week for SLE-11 SP1 anyway and if Stephan agrees, we can apply this change to 11.2, to improve this scenario. Basically, "netconfig update -m dns -f" will force DNS setting update. When "netconfig update" - or better "netconfig update -m dns" - fails, the GUI can inform the user about and ask if he/she wants to force to overwrite the current (manual) DNS settings. When the user gives his OK, the GUI can call the above command incl. -f. Currently, the way to go would be e.g.: cp /dev/null /etc/resolv.conf ; netconfig update but it does not work properly e.g. in NETCONFIG_DNS_FORWARDER=bind or dnsmasq mode, because the resolv.conf is not the only file written then... So at the moment the GUI can only use "netconfig update -f", what may throw away e.g. user's manually configured NIS settings... Added Stephan to Cc. Tamber, please set NEEDINFO to Stephan when this feature would be helpful here. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User mt@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c6 Marius Tomaschewski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |casualprogrammer@gmail.com --- Comment #6 from Marius Tomaschewski 2009-10-05 01:40:29 MDT --- *** Bug 541717 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541717 -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User rajko@opensuse.org added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c8 Rajko Matovic changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jeremy@bicha.net --- Comment #8 from Rajko Matovic 2009-10-10 05:10:08 MDT --- *** Bug 545978 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545978 -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User mt@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c10 --- Comment #10 from Marius Tomaschewski 2009-10-12 06:43:00 MDT --- (In reply to comment #9)

Problem with loosing user settings can be worked around if netconfig creates backup of resolv.conf before writing new, so that user can combine both. Not a solution, but better then starting from scratch.

This bug was not about loosing user settings because netconfig would overwrite it, but about NM writing the resolv.conf directly without to use netconfig and ignoring the (user) policy for resolv.conf updates. Netconfig does not overwrite any user settings /etc/resolv.conf, there is no work around/backup needed. It generates resolv.conf.netconfig in such cases. Generally, user settings should go to the yast2 network module and then to network/config or NetworkManager GUI to some place where NM stores them. The backup of all sysconfig files is created at /var/adm/backup/sysconfig. Alternatively, the user can set NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY='' and maintain the resolv.conf and related files himself. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User tambet@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c12 Tambet Ingo changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |delder@novacoast.com --- Comment #12 from Tambet Ingo 2009-10-16 00:41:49 MDT --- Did you upgrade to RC1 or did you perform a clean install? The problem with upgrading is that you have the /etc/resolv.conf created by NetworkManager and netconfig refuses to touch it. This problem existed only in one milestone and won't affect people who will upgrade from 11.1 to 11.2. This problem can be fixed by running 'sudo /sbin/netconfig update -f' once. Can you confirm this fixes your problem? -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User mvidner@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c14 --- Comment #14 from Martin Vidner 2009-10-16 02:35:23 MDT --- (In reply to comment #12) Marius, the man page for netconfig does not mention resolv.conf.netconfig. How about adding a note like: "In some cases, netconfig will not overwrite foo.conf and will save the data to foo.conf.netconfig instead. Use netconfig update -f to overwrite foo.conf." (FIXME: would simply "mv foo.conf.netconfig foo.conf" work? If not, why?) -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User binner@kde.org added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c16 Stephan Binner changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |binner@kde.org --- Comment #16 from Stephan Binner 2009-10-18 03:13:20 MDT --- How does the REOPEN reason differ from bug 546213? -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User rajko@opensuse.org added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c18 --- Comment #18 from Rajko Matovic 2009-10-18 07:16:03 MDT --- It is not the same issue. This one was about NetworkManager writing /etc/resolv.conf which goes against policy to use netconfig. The other 546213 is about NetworkManager update not taking care of the problem created with this bug. NM version of /etc/resolv.conf was still in place and netconfig refused to change it. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 User mt@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c20 --- Comment #20 from Marius Tomaschewski 2009-10-26 09:15:11 MDT --- (In reply to comment #14)

(In reply to comment #12)

Marius, the man page for netconfig does not mention resolv.conf.netconfig. How about adding a note like:

"In some cases, netconfig will not overwrite foo.conf and will save the data to foo.conf.netconfig instead. Use netconfig update -f to overwrite foo.conf." (FIXME: would simply "mv foo.conf.netconfig foo.conf" work? If not, why?)

Yes, it should be added to the man page. Yes, basically the "mv foo.conf.netconfig foo.conf" just works. Problem is to know which "foo" :-) In case of DNS, this could be the /etc/resolv.conf or /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/named.d/forwarders.conf. So "netconfig update -f" is the better. The feature #306274 (comment #4) will allow to select/filter the operation scope by (module name or) module group basis: netconfig update -m dns -f will "make the mv" for all currently required files without to touch e.g. NIS where the user maybe wants to keep his manual adjustments. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c22 andrea florio changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED CC| |andrea@opensuse.org Resolution|FIXED | --- Comment #22 from andrea florio 2010-06-01 11:46:27 UTC --- this bug exist again in 11.3 m7 (and i can confirm since m3 or 4) exactly as on Comment 1 -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544195#c24 Li Bin changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |ASSIGNED --- Comment #24 from Li Bin 2010-06-03 03:06:58 UTC --- It's not in M7 yet, I've wrote the patch for it, and I'll submit it later with other bugs. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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