How to force a static /etc/resolv.conf?

[Loic Capdeville]

On 13/06/2013 02:46, Darren Pilgrim wrote:
> I'm running 9.1.  I run a local recursive resolver, so my
> /etc/resolv.conf needs to remain static.  I have DHCPv4, DHCPv6 and VPN
> clients running which all want to modify /etc/resolv.conf.  I have set
> in /etc/resolvconf.conf:
>
> search_domains="example.com. example.net."
> name_servers="2001:db8::53"
>
> But that only prepends that information.  Search domains and nameservers
> from other sources still get included.  I can set /etc/resolv.conf as
> immutable, but's a hack and it generates errors from resolveconf.
>
> How do I tell resolvconf to always use a static configuration or, better
> yet, to not muck with /etc/resolv.conf at all?
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Hi,

You can configure it in your dhclient.conf file.
Use the supersede keyword.
For example, in your case add:

	supersede domain-search "example.com example.net"
	supersede domain-name-servers 2001:db8::53

to your /etc/dhclient.conf

Loic