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notbrain
Asked: 2011-07-12 21:39:05 +0800 CST

resolv.conf cache behavior difference? Centos 5.6 vs AMZN Linux

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Machine 1: Centos 5.6 AMI Machine 2: Amazon Linux AMI Beta

I changed resolv.conf on both to get around an apparent DNS hiccup/lag last week, by appending 'nameserver 8.8.8.8' to the file.

The CentOS box picked it up and ran with it. Amzn Linux wouldn't take it unless I also commented out the original proper nameserver.

What would be the proper way to get the Amzn instance to acknowledge the new nameserver and ignore the first entry?

resolv.conf amazon-ami centos5

1 Answers

  1. I don't think this addresses your problem fully, but it might be one component of it.

    Amazon’s Linux automatically creates, and overwrites, resolv.conf (at restart). Since this file is automatically recreated at startup, you probably will need to modify the creation script (/sbin/dhclient-script) for the setting to persist between reboots.

    Insert echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 >> $rscf around line 68, similar to the following: /sbin/dhclient-script:

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65:    if [ -n "$RES_OPTIONS" ]; then
66:      echo options $RES_OPTIONS >> $rscf
67:    fi
68:    echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 >> $rscf
69:    for nameserver in $new_domain_name_servers; do
70:      echo nameserver $nameserver >> $rscf
71:    done
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