[Bug 1575644] [NEW] resolvconf doesn't create the correct /etc/resolv.conf file when static IP addresses are used

[msp3k]

Public bug reported:

By default, when installing ubuntu-desktop (and when installing some
other packages as well), apt will also install dnsmasq as a dependency.
When dnsmask is installed, and static IP addresses are used, resolv.conf
creates a nearly empty /etc/resolv.conf file.  The file only contains
entries for localhost and the search domain.  If static IP addresses are
defined in /etc/network/interfaces, then shouldn't those DNS servers
should be included in /etc/resolv.conf regardless of the presence of
dnsmask?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: resolvconf 1.78ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 27 08:34:24 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-26 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.3)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: resolvconf
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

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Title:
  resolvconf doesn't create the correct /etc/resolv.conf file when
  static IP addresses are used

Status in resolvconf package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  By default, when installing ubuntu-desktop (and when installing some
  other packages as well), apt will also install dnsmasq as a
  dependency.  When dnsmask is installed, and static IP addresses are
  used, resolv.conf creates a nearly empty /etc/resolv.conf file.  The
  file only contains entries for localhost and the search domain.  If
  static IP addresses are defined in /etc/network/interfaces, then
  shouldn't those DNS servers should be included in /etc/resolv.conf
  regardless of the presence of dnsmask?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: resolvconf 1.78ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Apr 27 08:34:24 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-26 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.3)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: resolvconf
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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