David Christensen <[email protected]> writes: > On 5/13/22 09:02, Richmond wrote: >> David Christensen writes: >>> On 5/12/22 07:17, Richmond wrote: >>>> David Christensen writes: >>>>> On 5/11/22 06:55, Richmond wrote: >>>>>> I have a network manager applet on my xfce4 desktop. I am logged in as a >>>>>> non root user, and I can select edit connections and change the IPv4 >>>>>> settings to DHCP address only and then put in a DNS, then save. If I >>>>>> look at /etc/resolv.conf though nothing has changed. Restarting >>>>>> networking or rebooting makes no difference. Perhaps this menu option >>>>>> should only appear for root, or should cause an error message for non >>>>>> root users? > >>> If I choose "Automatic (DHCP) addresses only", the labels for the >>> second and third settings change. Putting in some test data: >>> >>> Additional static addresses -> Add: >>> Address -> 192.168.123.45 >>> Netmask -> 255.255.255.0 >>> Gateway -> 192.168.5.1 >>> >>> DNS servers -> 192.168.123.45,192.168.123.67 >>> >>> Search domains -> frunobulax.org >>> >>> DHCP client ID -> empty >>> >>> Require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete -> unchecked >>> >>> >>> I then click "Save". >>> >>> >>> I then enter the root password in the pop-up that opens. >>> >>> >>> I then close the "Network Connections" window and reboot. >>> >>> 2022-05-12 16:10:25 dpchrist@laalaa ~ >>> $ ls -l /etc/resolv.conf >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 104 May 12 16:09 /etc/resolv.conf >>> >>> 2022-05-12 16:10:34 dpchrist@laalaa ~ >>> $ cat /etc/resolv.conf >>> # Generated by NetworkManager >>> search frunobulax.org >>> nameserver 192.168.123.45 >>> nameserver 192.168.123.67 >>> >>> >>> Is this the results you expect? > >> I didn't put in a search domain, netmask, or gateway. > > > Put them in and try again. Without crawling the code, we have no idea > what actually matters. > > >> I didn't get prompted for root access. Perhaps that is the problem? > > > I would suspect it indicates that Network Manager does not think your > network settings changed. > > >> stat /etc/resolv.conf shows that the file has been updated but its >> content doesn't change. > > > My /etc/resolv.conf did not change after running Network Manager; it > changed after rebooting. (Is the former a bug or a feature?) > > > What happens if you create a new connection and use the Manual method? > > > If all else fails -- backup, pull the OS disk, insert a blank disk, do > a fresh install, and restore. Keep meticulous records. Use a version > control system. Learn a scripting language and automate sysadmin chores. > > > David
I switched to the mate desktop, and the procedure works, i.e. it prompts for a root password and updates resolv.conf, after disconnecting and reconnecting the network. I expect there is some component of xfce4 which is supposed to prompt for the root password. Perhaps it is not installed. I don't know what it is called.
