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

[psema4]

Now that I've reread the thread, I seem to recall being on another
world at the time I replied.  ;-)

Didn't catch the keywords "when I switch networks."

Lol.  Talk about things coming out of nowhere - sheesh!  My bad.

- Scott.

On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:03:02 -0500, psema4 <psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 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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