Bug 23339

Summary:	Warn about spelling of /etc/resolv.conf
Product:	[OLD] Docs-user	Reporter:	Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) <dberkholz>
Component:	Gentoo Linux x86 Installation Guide	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-06-23 13:30:46 UTC

Way too many people make this stupid mistake:
# cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolve.conf
They don't think about it and copy it to the place that's spelled correctly.
This is in code listing 8.3.

My suggested fixes --
1) Below this line, add:
<codenote>Make sure it's resolv.conf, not resolve.conf.</codenote>
2) Do the same in a warning below the code listing.
3) Change the line so it reads:
# cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/
That way it can't be spelled wrong.


Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-06-24 05:49:52 UTC

Although this is a good suggestion, we try and keep the install guide as concise as possible. We can try to give the best instructions that we can, but guarding against human error is near to impossible.