[Dnsmasq-discuss] How to add local configuration to Network Manager initiated dnsmasq in Ubuntu 12.04

[Jay Imerman]

Did you edit /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf?  The line should
say dns=dnsmasq




- Jay
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On Oct 8, 2012, at 14:04, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> I have run dnsmasq with local configuration for quite a while now to
> provide local DNS services on my home LAN.
>
> I am now upgrading my machines to [xl]ubuntu 12.04 and in this version
> dnsmasq is run automatically by Network Manager.  A default installation
> just puts the following in resolv.conf:-
>
>    # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
>    #     DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
>    nameserver 127.0.0.1
>
> How can I customize the dnsmasq configuration in a way that won't get
> broken by future upgrades?  The NM dnsmasq runs as follows:-
>
>    chris$ ps -ef | grep dnsmasq
>    nobody    1341  1090  0 17:40 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --no-resolv --keep-in-foreground --no-hosts --bind-interfaces --pid-file=/var/run/sendsigs.omit.d/network-manager.dnsmasq.pid --listen-address=127.0.0.1 --conf-file=/var/run/nm-dns-dnsmasq.conf --cache-size=0 --proxy-dnssec
>
> Since the config file is specified as "--conf-file=/var/run/nm-dns-dnsmasq.conf"
> it's difficult to do anything that won't get lost at upgrade time.
>
> --
> Chris Green
>
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