Re: detecting resolv.conf changes

[Howard Chu <hyc symas com>]

Roy Marples wrote:
> Howard Chu wrote:
> > I know what it does. Now please think about system integrity, read-only
> > root filesystems, and needless rewriting of system files, particularly
> > in the context of laptops with hard power constraints. Think about
> > premature wear-out of SSDs caused by repeated overwriting of files.
> > resolvconf is not a good idea.
>
> Using tmpfs to hold volatile state for RO or limited write media is
> nothing new. Such sites normally have /var/run mounted as such and
> /etc/resolv.conf as a symlink to an updateable location on tmpfs.

You seem to be under the impression that every Linux laptop user is also an 
experienced Linux sysadmin...

> And
> when using dbus + dnsmasq + static /etc/resolv.conf no configuration
> file needs updating.

Right, that I agree with. But you don't need resolvconf for that; you just 
need the patch that I posted.

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