On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 07:56:54PM +0200, Tadeusz Kijkowski wrote: > Package: dhcp3-client > Version: 3.0.3-3 > Severity: wishlist > Tags: patch > > Currently dhclient-script overwrites resolv.conf entirely. > IMO it should keep entries that are not concerned by dhcp (like > options). It should also keep old 'search' if domain name is not > provided by dhcp server.
Have you considered resolvconf? I'm considering incorporating this patch, however I think that resolvconf is already handling what you want pretty well. > --- dhclient-script-orig 2005-09-16 14:15:00.000000000 +0200 > +++ dhclient-script 2005-10-05 19:29:41.000000000 +0200 > @@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ > if [ -n "$new_domain_name" -o -n "$new_domain_name_servers" ]; then > local new_resolv_conf=/etc/resolv.conf.dhclient-new > rm -f $new_resolv_conf > + # copy old file excluding nameserver and search parameters > + grep -v -i '^[[:space:]]*\(search\)\|\(nameserver\)' > /etc/resolv.conf >>$new_resolv_conf > if [ -n "$new_domain_name" ]; then > echo search $new_domain_name >>$new_resolv_conf > + else # keep old domain name > + grep -i '^[[:space:]]*search' /etc/resolv.conf > >>$new_resolv_conf > fi > if [ -n "$new_domain_name_servers" ]; then > for nameserver in $new_domain_name_servers; do > echo nameserver $nameserver >>$new_resolv_conf > done > - else # keep 'old' nameservers > - sed -n /^\w*[Nn][Aa][Mm][Ee][Ss][Ee][Rr][Vv][Ee][Rr]/p > /etc/resolv.conf >>$new_resolv_conf > + else # keep old nameservers > + grep -i '^[[:space:]]*nameserver' /etc/resolv.conf > >>$new_resolv_conf > fi > chown --reference=/etc/resolv.conf $new_resolv_conf > chmod --reference=/etc/resolv.conf $new_resolv_conf > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: testing/unstable > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (500, 'testing') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-686 > Locale: LANG=pl_PL, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL (charmap=ISO-8859-2) > > Versions of packages dhcp3-client depends on: > ii debconf 1.4.58 Debian configuration management > sy > ii debianutils 2.14.3 Miscellaneous utilities specific > t > ii dhcp3-common 3.0.3-3 Common files used by all the > dhcp3 > ii libc6 2.3.5-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > an > > dhcp3-client recommends no packages. > > -- no debconf information > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
