On Sat, Aug 5, 2023, 10:27 PM Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 05, 2023 at 10:05:31PM -0500, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 5, 2023, 9:13 PM Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Aug 06, 2023 at 09:28:55AM +0800, Jon Smart wrote: > > > > How to stop the auto-changes to /etc/resolv.conf after rebooting? > > > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/resolv.conf > > > > > > > Contrary to what that page states, auto changes to resolv.conf are never > > appropriate in the server environment. The statement there that it works > > fine in a "properly configured server" is the boilerplate escape hatch > for > > that inconvenient fact :-) > > Those words do not appear on that page. I don't know which sentence(s) > you're actually referring to. I'm referring to these exact words: "It also works well for many desktop and server systems, so long as the network infrastructure is perfect." Its a red herring because the DNS infrastructure in a data center is static at the IP address and host name level. And I feel certain that any network infrastructure constructed by humans is imperfect to some degree. There's their escape hatch. The closest thing I see there is "so > long as the network infrastructure is perfect", which refers to the DHCP > server, not the Debian system. > > A lot of us run Debian systems on networks where we DO NOT CONTROL the > DHCP server, and have to work around it. That's what the introduction > of the page is talking about. > > In any case, appeasing EVERY reader is impossible. I have to use vague > wording to try to make sure nobody is offended that their personal > preference configuration is not snubbed. No matter how utterly batshit > insane such a configuration may be from my point of view. > > I'm also forced to relegate the chattr solution to the end of the page, > and couch it in caveats, because some people think that it's wrong. > They can't say WHY it's wrong, of course. Maybe because it's too simple > and effective. I dunno. > > People are horrible sometimes. > > With all that in mind, and considering that this is a WIKI and you may > edit it your damned SELF if you disagree with the content, what is your > actual disagreement? > >
