I just heard (http://askubuntu.com/questions/139654/network-connection- on-ubuntu-12-04-20-seconds-to-load-a-web- site/140201#comment260660_140201) that FortiClient SSL VPN client is another third-party program guilty of trashing /etc/resolv.conf.
Here's a new summary of the possible causes of the missing symlink and the contributors possibly affected. Images Bad Linux Mint image (bug #1004421): toby-murray, albert-bendicho Bad Ubuntu EC2 cloud image (bug #1003595): louisli Bad Ubuntu Secure Remix image (bug #1051348): jrog Using Linode image (which lacks resolvconf): Solomon Third-party image-building tools Buggy debian-live and/or remastersys used: bluelight-auroville Third-party network configurers Using Juniper AnyConnect: trulyliu Using FortiClient SSL VPN client: Etienne V. Ubuntu tools Buggy uck used (bug #946480) Buggy Casper used (bug #946215) Buggy NetworkManager used (bug #1072341): cerin Other Possibly some issue with ubuntu 12.04 amd64+mac image: peterlauri Possibly some bug in a package in the Precise beta phase: ripps818 Possibly due to "issues while updating": davidpeter Declined debconf invitation to linkify /etc/resolv.conf: — Couldn't reproduce: pdf Didn't reply: ubck -- 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