On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 10:34:14PM +0000, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: > mgla...@gmail.com: > > Hi, > > > > Hopefully I'm doing something silly here. > > > > I want to add a couple of entries into my /etc/hosts file in a specific VM. > > The instructions here are nice and > > clear: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/config-files/ except... that doesn't > > work. > > > > I've added the following to my /rw/config/rc.local : > > echo '127.0.0.1 example.com' >> /etc/hosts > > And after a VM restart my /etc/hosts is unchanged. > > Might have to add "sudo" in front of that echo. Also, double-check that > rc.local is set as executable and in proper script format. Does it work if > you run it yourself from the command line? > > > Also, as an aside, is it odd that rc.local is owned by root, if it's > > something that's expected to be changed per-VM? > > No, because it's only the root account that belongs to the VM. >
I do this with a (fairly) extensive list , and block dns. I keep the entries in a file in /rw/config/hosts, and then in rc.local: cat /rw/config/hosts >> etc/hosts Doesn't need sudo for that - and the file should be in proper format and executable already, (but always worth checking). Works for me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/20210121011901.GA3868%40thirdeyesecurity.org.
