Thomas: no, this is a dnsmasq bug. Even if nothing is set to listen on 127.0.0.1, if dnsmasq is configured to avoid lo and bind to interfaces (as it is per the network-manager provided configuration) it should still do so and not write out lo.dnsmasq.
** Package changed: network-manager (Ubuntu) => dnsmasq (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: dnsmasq (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dnsmasq in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1042275 Title: network-manager dnsmasq configuration snippet causes standalone dnsmasq not to listen on 127.0.0.1, breaking name service when dnsmasq is installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/+bug/1042275/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs