How to cause /etc/resolv.conf changes to take effect for running applications
Issue
- Do I need to restart any services for changes to
/etc/resolv.conf
to take effect? - Are changes to the
/etc/resolv.conf
detected automatically? - Running processes are using old
/etc/resolv.conf
entries - How to force
/etc/resolv.conf
entries to update for running services
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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