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Re: PATCH: resolv.conf edit problem


From: Alan Sparks
Subject: Re: PATCH: resolv.conf edit problem
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 16:32:34 -0600

I'd sure like the option.  I know, I could write editfile rules to take
out lines -- I think it's cleaner to have cfengine set the resolvers
exactly as the rule specifies.  Besides, it deletes and replaces the
"domain" line... :-)
-Alan

Elmar Kurgpold wrote:
> 
> This makes more sense to me, but I think it actually works as documented
> in the reference guide:
> 
> "Note that the resolve action does not delete anything from the file
> /etc/resolv.conf. It adds nameservers which do not previously exist and
> reorders the lines of servers which do exist."
> 
> Maybe this should be an option?
> 
>         ++Elmar
> 
> On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Alan Sparks wrote:
> 
> > Went to do some resolver config editing.  Put in a rulebase like:
> >
> > resolve:
> >   208_169_17::
> >       208.169.17.163
> >       209.119.36.3
> >
> > Was surprised to see the old "nameserver" entries still in place after
> > the run.
> >
> > Problem seems that cfengine does not delete old entries from the list it
> > creates as the new image, a copy of the existing config.  So nonexisting
> > entries get added, but old entries are never dropped.
> >
> > I patched cfengine-1.6.3/src/do.c as follows, to recreate the
> > nameservers in the filebase list before adding the new ones:
> >
> > *** do.c.orig   Thu Jun  7 15:29:23 2001
> > --- do.c        Thu Jun  7 15:29:09 2001
> > ***************
> > *** 2010,2015 ****
> > --- 2010,2017 ----
> >      }
> >
> >   DeleteItemStarting(&filebase,"domain");
> > + while (DeleteItemStarting(&filebase,"nameserver "))
> > +   ;
> >   EditItemsInResolvConf(VRESOLVE,&filebase);
> >   sprintf(VBUFF,"domain %s",ToLowerStr(VDOMAIN));
> >   PrependItem(&filebase,VBUFF,NULL);
> >
> >
> > With this change, cfengine recreates the resolv.conf properly, with only
> > the specified nameservers.
> > -Alan
> >
> > --
> > Alan Sparks, Sr. UNIX Administrator   asparks@quris.com
> > Quris, Inc.                           (720) 836-2058
> >
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> 
> |  Elmar Kurgpold
> |  Email: elmarkurgpold@yahoo.com
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Alan Sparks, Sr. UNIX Administrator     asparks@quris.com
Quris, Inc.                             (720) 836-2058



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