How/why does network-manager interfere with /etc/resolve.conf

[Todd O'Bryan]

I think (and I may be completely wrong) that if you include the
interface info in /etc/network/interfaces then network-manager leaves
it alone and expects you to take care of it.

Todd

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 7:52 PM, john <lists.john at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> One of my gripes over the last year or so is the increasing complexity
> and abstraction of Ubuntu as regards networking management. I used to
> be  to be confident that I could control mac to logical interface
> mapping with iftab, or name resolution with /etc/resolv.conf, or
> assignments with
> /etc/network/interfaces. Lately it seems like everything is controlled
> by network-manager or dbus or some arcane mapping file that lives in
> some far-flung sub-directory.
>
> My current problem is trying to stop network-manager from over-writing
> my /etc/resolv.conf file when I start the server using bonding.
>
> I guess I don't understand how network-manager, dbus-subsystem, etc,
> etc, work with regards to networking. I feel like it's getting harder
> and harder
> to figure out "who's in charge"
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction to learn more?
>
> Thanks!
>
> John
>
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