Here's a summary of (possible) causes of the missing symlink for the contributors to this report.
Bad Mint image (bug #1004421): toby-murray, albert-bendicho Bad EC2 cloud image (bug #1003595): louisli Possibly some issue with ubuntu 12.04 amd64+mac image: cerin, peterlauri Juniper AnyConnect installed (http://askubuntu.com/questions/156154/how- to-prevent-juniper-network-connect-breaking-dns-resolutions): trulyliu Possibly declined debconf invitation to linkify /etc/resolv.conf: cerin Possibly due to "issues while updating": davidpeter Couldn't reproduce: pdf Didn't reply: ubck, ripps818 ** Tags removed: mysterious -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000244 Title: /etc/resolv.conf symlink does not exist after initial installation of resolvconf package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/resolvconf/+bug/1000244/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs