vpn daemon altering and updating resolv.conf each time i modify it

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I'm running a 3rd party vpn daemon that changes resolv.conf on init and checks for changes continuously.

I installed my own local dns cache that gets properly inside resolv.conf but the vpn daemon puts its resolvers before that and I'm getting huge timeouts.

Any idea on how could I use another config file to specify I want to resolve my own stuff or at least reducing the standard dns timeout(5 secs) without touching resolv.conf

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 07 '09 at 10:59

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I'd be invoking the awesome power of chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf to make the file immutable, or else hunting down the author of the VPN client and beating them around the head with a clue-by-four.

answered Oct 07 '09 at 10:59

womble

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Tell it who's boss. You shouldn't need to adapt around it. – Dan Carley Oct 07 '09 at 11:25
Looks like a good one, but I do need it to modify it to add vpns own dns to work, just after my own local dns, not before. – Arkaitz Jimenez Oct 07 '09 at 11:34
Add the VPN's DNS servers yourself where you want them, then `chattr` it. – womble Oct 08 '09 at 09:41

vpn daemon altering and updating resolv.conf each time i modify it

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