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Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root

From David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root
Date 2022-05-11 22:50 +0200
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On 5/11/22 06:55, Richmond wrote:
> I have a network manager applet on my xfce4 desktop. I am logged in as a
> non root user, and I can select edit connections and change the IPv4
> settings to DHCP address only and then put in a DNS, then save. If I
> look at /etc/resolv.conf though nothing has changed. Restarting
> networking or rebooting makes no difference. Perhaps this menu option
> should only appear for root, or should cause an error message for non
> root users?


I typically need to enter the root password whenever I make changes via 
the Xfce NetworkManager Applet.


Please run and post:

$ cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a

$ ls -l /etc/resolv.conf

$ cat /etc/resolv.conf


David

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Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-05-11 16:20 +0200
  Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-05-11 22:50 +0200
    Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-05-12 16:40 +0200
      Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-05-13 01:20 +0200
        Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-05-13 18:30 +0200
          Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-05-13 21:00 +0200
            Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-05-13 21:10 +0200
              Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-05-13 22:50 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-05-13 23:30 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-05-14 02:50 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-05-14 06:40 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-05-16 05:50 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-05-16 13:20 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-05-16 17:50 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-05-14 06:40 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2022-05-16 01:40 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-05-16 17:50 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-05-14 07:20 +0200
              Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-05-14 00:10 +0200
            Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-05-13 21:50 +0200
              Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-05-14 12:20 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-05-14 13:30 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-05-14 15:20 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-05-15 00:20 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-05-15 16:20 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-05-16 02:30 +0200
                Re: Editing the DNS with Network Manager Non Root Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-05-16 11:40 +0200

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