[Bug 1177746] [NEW] resolv.conf is a dangling link after every reboot

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Public bug reported:

I administer > 100 linux systems, most of them are desktops with more than 1 nic and running ubuntu LTS.
With the advent of 12.04 our static resolv.conf got replaced by the resolvconf / network-manager thing and it causes only trouble.
After every reboot/etc/resolv.conf is a dangling link pointing to ../run/resolvconf/resolv.conf which does not exist.
I have uninstalled network-manager and resolvconf and reinstalled them, run dpkg-reconfigure resolvconf and resolvconf --enable-updates, did ifdown and ifup of my primary interface and it looks fine.
But after a reboot the problem is there again: resolv.conf points to a non existing target!
Thus those machines cannot access the network anymore.
 
What is the best way to get rid of this whole mess and have properly running systems again?
I don't see any reason why a desktop should dynamically configure the resolver.
Maybe the maintainer should add a check and leave desktops untouched.

As this bug affects more than 1 machine with latest ubuntu 12.04.02 LTS
I don't see this a duplicate of 366967.

** Affects: resolvconf (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
   resolv.conf is a dangling link after every reboot

Status in “resolvconf” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I administer > 100 linux systems, most of them are desktops with more than 1 nic and running ubuntu LTS.
  With the advent of 12.04 our static resolv.conf got replaced by the resolvconf / network-manager thing and it causes only trouble.
  After every reboot/etc/resolv.conf is a dangling link pointing to ../run/resolvconf/resolv.conf which does not exist.
  I have uninstalled network-manager and resolvconf and reinstalled them, run dpkg-reconfigure resolvconf and resolvconf --enable-updates, did ifdown and ifup of my primary interface and it looks fine.
  But after a reboot the problem is there again: resolv.conf points to a non existing target!
  Thus those machines cannot access the network anymore.
   
  What is the best way to get rid of this whole mess and have properly running systems again?
  I don't see any reason why a desktop should dynamically configure the resolver.
  Maybe the maintainer should add a check and leave desktops untouched.

  As this bug affects more than 1 machine with latest ubuntu 12.04.02
  LTS I don't see this a duplicate of 366967.

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