[Resolvconf-devel] Bug#514411: resolvconf breaks all network operations

[Richard Kettlewell]

Package: resolvconf
Version: 1.43
Severity: critical

This is from my unstable VM.  I did not explicitly install resolvconf, 
perhaps apt followed a 'recommends' or something.  Essentially all 
network operations after this stop working (hence 'Severity: critical') 
as resolv.conf had been replaced by a broken one:

$ cat /etc/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

If resolvconf cannot create a correct resolv.conf then it should leave 
well alone.

It should also not replace an existing one without asking, given that it 
is likely to be installed as a dependency rather than by explicit decision.

ttfn/rjk