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
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