Problems with /etc/resolv.conf

gregf50 · 04-13-2005, 03:07 PM

Hi,

I had some problems with my Fedora Core 3 installation some time ago. I've only just now been able to get back to it. I found out that I had to get a static IP set up, which I did. So I put this information into the install. Then I tried to do yum update, and I got a message saying that it could not find a valid baseurl for repo: base, which was the message I got before. I tried to access /etc/resolv.conf, and I was denied access, and I am logged in as the root user!
Can someone help me out on this? Thanks,

Greg.

Tinkster · 04-13-2005, 03:11 PM

In which way did you "try to access" /etc/resolv.conf,
and what exactly was the message you got?

Cheers,
Tink

gregf50 · 04-13-2005, 03:16 PM

Hi Tink,

I just typed /etc/resolv.conf at the prompt. (If that's wrong, please bear with me, I'm new!).

Greg.

comprookie2000 · 04-13-2005, 03:23 PM

You need to open it with a text editor,I think fedora comes with pico try;

Code:

su
<password>
pico -w /etc/resolv.conf

press the ctrl key + o to save and ctrl key + x to exit

gregf50 · 04-13-2005, 03:47 PM

Hi,

I tried the code:

su
<password>
pico -w /etc/resolv.conf

but it did not work. I typed su then <Enter>, then my root password. I got a message saying command not found. I tried pico and got the same message. Am I doing something wrong, or is there something else to try?

Greg.

comprookie2000 · 04-13-2005, 04:13 PM

You got command not found when you entered your password? did you get to root?

gregf50 · 04-13-2005, 04:23 PM

Hi,

I am in the root. I logged in as the root user. I tried su again just now, specifying that I want to go to the root directory, and the prompt showed that I am in the root, but I am still being denied access to /etc/resolv.conf. I can't figure it out! I am sure that this is the reason why yum and wget will not work, because I am sure that my network settings are correct.

Greg.

Tinkster · 04-13-2005, 04:23 PM

That means you don't have pico installed ...
use some other editor, e.g. vi, emacs, or even
midnight commander (mc is the way to invoke it).

And yes. Just typing /etc/resolv.conf will give an
error since it's not executable.

Cheers,
Tink

dcdbutler · 04-13-2005, 05:10 PM

Just curious about why you need to edit resolv.conf. The only information in here is usually a nameserver entry and search entry, which should have been generated automatically during the install.
If yum is not working, it sounds like you need to edit yum.conf, not resolv.conf.

Cheers!