Bug 25603

Summary:	Common mistake: resolve.conf
Product:	[OLD] Docs-user	Reporter:	Andrew Cowie <andrew>
Component:	Gentoo Linux x86 Installation Guide	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Andrew Cowie 2003-07-30 19:54:08 UTC

In the space of 5 minutes on #gentoo today, two new users made the same mistake: 
they created (and/or copied into their /mnt/gentoo chroot) resolve.conf instead 
of resolv.conf

As a result, they could ping the internet by IP, but not by name. 

I believe that warrants a cautionary warning somewhere in the install doc, 
perhaps subtitled by "if you can no longer reach the internet by names, but ping 
is working..."

Cheers,

AfC

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-07-31 01:10:08 UTC

Sorry, but I don't think it's interesting to warn people concerning typo's. Our guide does not have that error, and typo's can occur everywhere. If we would place <warn>'s everywhere a typo can occur, our guide would be colored red :)