You have been subscribed to a public bug: I have been symlinking /etc/resolv.conf to a stub file generated using the resolvconf service (i believe this is default behavior). I just pushed a change to all the desktops under my control to remove this symlink, and manage /etc/resolv.conf as a static file. Immediately after, DNS resolution failed for about 1/3 of the desktops under my control. I was able to fix this by sending the "touch /etc/resolv.conf" command to all our desktops (via saltstack).
Further information: OS: Ubuntu Focal 20.04 Kernel: 5.11.0-27-generic or 5.11.0-41-generic Method of deploying changes: saltstack Reproduce: if [ -L /etc/resolv.conf ] then unlink /etc/resolv.conf fi cat > /etc/resolv.conf <<EOF nameserver xx.xx.xx.xx nameserver yy.yy.yy.yy domain example.com search example.com options ndots:2 timeout:1 EOF ping google.com # fails touch /etc/resolv.conf ping google.com # succeeds ** Affects: resolvconf (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: bot-comment dns resolvconf -- DNS issues when replacing /etc/resolv.conf symlink with static file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1957993 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to resolvconf in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp