FC3 - Stop '/etc/resolv.conf' from being changed, how?

[psema4]

It was just a thought and possible pointer;  a utility that protects
filesystem integrity might be a potential culprit - not necessarily
the cause or solution, just something to keep in mind.

Tripwire actually bit me in this way once...  It went something like:
check the file I wanted to edit, edit it, check it again - Good! The
edits were saved...  Then a few minutes later it would just revert
back to the original copy after it had been updated.

Since the situation came up in a production environment, I found it
rather educational.  Sometimes things that happen to a system appear
to come right out of nowhere...  I only had a passing acquaintance
with Tripwire at the time.  (although that has changed a little now. 
:-)

One of the things the experience taught me anyway, was not to discount
unobvious or "distant" possibilities.  The thread's topic was
sufficiently similar to the experience I had and thought I'd mention
it just in case.

- Scott.

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 17:03:54 -0500, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> psema4 wrote:
> > Not entirely certain about this one, but if I remember correctly, some
> > utilities (tripwire comes to mind) will protect certain system files
> > from being changed...  Effectively quarantining the modified system
> > files and replacing the modified copy with a "good copy" stored in
> > it's database.
> >
> > Not sure if it's relevant or not, but might be something worth looking
> > at if you're running tripwire or something similar.
> 
> Why do it that way, when the dhcp client provides the proper method?
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