The use of TRUNCATE_NAMESERVER_LIST_AFTER_LOOPBACK_ADDRESS=no is defined in the resolvconf documentation.
However, the resolvconf documentation also says that one should be able to use dns-server settings in /etc/network/interfaces This inconsistency is frustrating: Is dnsmasq getting its DNS server information from resolvconf, which in turn gets it from /etc/network/interfaces? Or, does dnsmasq take what it likes from /etc/network/interfaces directly, discarding the rest? I've managed to get static DNS server settings configured into my machine by setting them in /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base /usr/share/doc/dnsmasq-base/README.Debian refers to settings in /etc/dnsmasq.conf but I had no luck configuring anything in this file, nor in /etc/dnsmasq.d/dnsmasq.conf What's more, that documentation says /etc/dnsmasq.conf is "well commented" however that file seems not to exist in the package (therefor, none of its "good" comments exist in the package, either). Nor does /etc/defaults/dnsmasq exist. How is one to infer that that is the place to configure this package, especially in light of the contradictory information in the README.Debian file? It seems the Ubuntu 14.04 use of dnsmasq departs significantly from the way it is used in Debian, but in poorly-documented ways, and in ways inconsistent with the documentation and its use alongside resolvconf. Perhaps adding an /etc/defaults/dnsmasq file with TRUNCATE_NAMESERVER_LIST_AFTER_LOOPBACK_ADDRESS=no in it, if in fact that works, would be a reasonable default. If /etc/network/interfaces is not used, then no harm done, but if it is done, then the package can respect that the system operator means for those settings to be used. This would be consistent with the broader behavior of network-manager, which also defers to settings made in /etc/network/interfaces. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to resolvconf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1284607 Title: resolvconf ignores given dns-servers in /etc/network/interfaces Status in “resolvconf” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: resolvconf ignores given dns-servers in /etc/network/interfaces if the interface in question is configured by dhcp: auto em1 iface em1 inet dhcp dns-nameservers 10.161.18.34 10.129.18.34 dns-search xxx.yy the "dns-nameservers"-line is ignored (it shouldn't), while the "dns- search"-line is honoured: # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN nameserver 127.0.0.1 search xxx.yy Together with dnsmasq handling name resolution no names other tan local known ones are resolved. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: resolvconf 1.69ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 25 12:57:34 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-31 (25 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: resolvconf UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-01-31 (25 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/resolvconf/+bug/1284607/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
