Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 21:24:17 +0100, Joe wrote: > > In an installation not using a DHCP client, you would be expected to > > make your own DNS and gateway arrangements along with the IP address. > > OK. I'm guessing that's not relevant here, though. > > > If > > you're not running Network Manager nor a resolver application, nothing > > will touch /etc/resolv.conf, so the nameserver would normally go there, > > as you have done. > > That part's incorrect. The thing that usually modifies resolv.conf in > most setups is in fact the DHCP client daemon. That will happen even > if Network Manager is not in use.
Yes, OP here, that would seem to be what creates /etc/resolv.conf in my case, a minimal install with the only addition being ssh. It's perfectly OK for my backup system, it won't be doing many DNS queries and not having a DNS cache really won't matter at all. The extra simplicity is a bonus. -- Chris Green ยท
