Hi there, I have an ubuntu workstation and I'm connecting through vpn on internal agency network, but I have a problem. The ovpn file has an old [i][u]search[/u][/i] and [i][u]servername[/u][/i] configuration, so everytime I need to connect to vpn I need to go to [b]/etc/resolv.conf[/b] and update the file with another [i][u]search[/u][/i] and [i][u]nameserver[/u][/i]. [size=100][color=grey][i]default resolv.conf: [/i][/color][/size] [oconf=config] nameserver OLD_IP options edns0 search OLD_HOST homenet.telecomitalia.it [/oconf] [size=100][color=grey][i]resolv.conf edited everytime I connect to vpn: [/i][/color][/size] [oconf=config] nameserver NEW_IP options edns0 search OLD_HOST homenet.telecomitalia.it NEW_HOST0 NEW_HOST1 [/oconf] There is a way to set this env variable automatically on every vpn connection, so I don't need everytime to change resolv.conf? Thanks a lot.

Prevent edit resolv.conf everytime I'm connecting VPN

$ago

Hi there,

I have an ubuntu workstation and I'm connecting through vpn on internal agency network, but I have a problem.
The ovpn file has an old search and servername configuration, so everytime I need to connect to vpn I need to go to /etc/resolv.conf and update the file with another search and nameserver.

default resolv.conf:

nameserver OLD_IP
options edns0
search OLD_HOST homenet.telecomitalia.it

resolv.conf edited everytime I connect to vpn:

nameserver NEW_IP
options edns0
search OLD_HOST homenet.telecomitalia.it NEW_HOST0 NEW_HOST1

There is a way to set this env variable automatically on every vpn connection, so I don't need everytime to change resolv.conf?

Thanks a lot.

$ago

No one can help me?

TinCanTech

We tend to favour this solution:

Use DNSMasq and https://github.com/alfredopalhares/openvpn-update-resolv-conf

As for what you want, your explanation is not clear ..

Please see:
https://forums.openvpn.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=22603

$ago

@TinCanTech: thanks a lot for your hint.

Sorry for my unclear question, In few words my goal is prevent to edit the resolv.conf by hand with my parameter and find a way to update it automatically with those paramenter every new vpn connection.

thnaks