Template:VPN/Setup/DNS Configuration
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Open file /etc/resolvconf/run/interface/original.resolvconf in an editor with administrative ("root") rights.
1 Select your platform.
2 Notes.
- Sudoedit guidance: See
Open File with Root Rights
for details on why using sudoeditimproves security and how to use it. - Editor requirement: Close Featherpad (or the chosen text editor) before running the
sudoeditcommand.
3 Open the file with root rights.
sudoedit /etc/resolvconf/run/interface/original.resolvconf
2 Notes.
- Sudoedit guidance: See Open File with Root Rights for details on why using
sudoeditimproves security and how to use it. - Editor requirement: Close Featherpad (or the chosen text editor) before running the
sudoeditcommand. - Template requirement: When using Qubes-Whonix, this must be done inside the Template.
3 Open the file with root rights.
sudoedit /etc/resolvconf/run/interface/original.resolvconf
4 Notes.
- Shut down Template: After applying this change, shut down the Template.
- Restart App Qubes: All App Qubes based on the Template need to be restarted if they were already running.
- Qubes persistence: See also Qubes Persistence
- General procedure: This is a general procedure required for Qubes and is unspecific to Qubes-Whonix.
2 Notes.
- Example only: This is just an example. Other tools could achieve the same goal.
- Troubleshooting and alternatives: If this example does not work for you, or if you are not using Whonix, please refer to Open File with Root Rights.
3 Open the file with root rights.
sudoedit /etc/resolvconf/run/interface/original.resolvconf
Comment everything out by adding a # in front of all entries. Alternatively, empty or delete that file. [1]
Save and exit.
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This is done to prevent the old DNS server being used.
For further discussion of this issue, see:
https://github.com/adrelanos/vpn-firewall/issues/16
