Domain name

[Anthony E. Caudel]

Paul Lemmons wrote:
> -------- Original Message  --------
> Subject: Re:Domain name
> From: "Anthony E. Caudel" <tony.caudel at sbcglobal.net>
> To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: 04/25/2008 11:09 AM
>   
>> Paul Lemmons wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> -------- Original Message  --------
>>> Subject: Domain name
>>> From: "Anthony E. Caudel" <tony.caudel at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: Kubuntu-Users <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>> Date: 04/24/2008 10:55 PM
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Using Kubuntu 7.10.
>>>>
>>>> How do I make a domain name? I tried it under Network Settings but it 
>>>> did not survive reboot.
>>>>
>>>> Tony
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>> I am assuming that this question could be reworded as: "how do I set my 
>>> default domain".
>>>
>>> If so:
>>>
>>> vi /etc/resolv.conf
>>>
>>> and add the line:
>>>
>>> domain mydomain.com
>>>
>>> to the end of the file.
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> Sorry but didn't work.  My resolv.conf says it was created by 
>> networkmanager and do not edit.  I did it anyway as a test and on the 
>> next reboot, it was gone.  Looks like networkmanager rewrites the file 
>> every time it comes up.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>   
>>     
> If you are using DHCP then the DHCP server is likely resetting the 
> resolv.conf file each time you reboot. DHCP wants to setup your name 
> servers and default domain. If the DHCP server does not establish a 
> default domain then you won't have one.
>
> This begs another question. What are you trying to accomplish? What 
> would work differently than it does now, if you had it working? Maybe 
> there are other solutions.
>
>   
I'm using DHCP but I don't think it is doing the resetting.  The 
following is my resolv.conf:
-----------------------------------
# generated by NetworkManager, do not edit!



nameserver 192.168.0.1
-----------------------------------

Looks like networkmanager does it.

Tony

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