How/why does network-manager interfere with /etc/resolve.conf

[Gavin McCullagh]

Hi,

On Fri, 04 Dec 2009, john wrote:

> Thanks to all for the information.
> 
> I've removed  network-manager network-manager-gnome from my server.
> 
> I appreciate the help!

One caution to bear in mind which I meant to put in my other email.  I
presume that will have removed the ubuntu-desktop or edubuntu-desktop
meta-package.  Having that package installed ensures that all components of
the ubuntu desktop are installed.  Particularly in the case of a major
upgrade, it's no harm to have it installed.

If it has been removed and you're doing a release upgrade in future, you
might want to install that package immediately before the upgrade.  Once
you're finished the upgrade you could just remove network manager again.  

Gavin