How to make resolvconf append nameservers to the list instead of prepending them?

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I'm trying to configure OpenVPN to update DNS-servers as described here. That seems to work, but resolvconf prepends nameservers (and also search domains) to the list of existing nameservers. How can I make it append stuff to the end (i.e. give lower priority to these settings)?

Word of caution: the last search domain setting is the only one that's used. Therefore it has the highest priority. — muru, Dec 02 '14 at 15:47

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 03 '14 at 03:34

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You can use the resolv.conf.head and resolv.conf.tail files to add lines before and after the content generated by resolvconf

answered Dec 03 '14 at 03:34

darnir

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 30 '18 at 02:41

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use name_servers_append instead of name_servers

answered Jun 30 '18 at 02:41

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 02 '14 at 20:04

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When you add nameservers and search domains to /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base and then run sudo resolvconf -u it will append you records to etc/resolv.conf.

answered Dec 02 '14 at 20:04

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 30 '14 at 10:19

Resolvconf prioritizes nameserver addresses according to interface type. The priority can be changed by updating either the /etc/interface-order file or /etc/resolvconf.conf. For example, to make sure nameservers for eno1 have a higher priority, add this line to /etc/resolvconf.conf:

interface_order="lo* eno*"

How to make resolvconf append nameservers to the list instead of prepending them?

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