[CentOS] NetworkManager constantly overwriting /etc/resolve.conf - how to disable?

[Robert Heller]

At Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:08:01 -0600 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote:

> 
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:27 AM, Rudi Ahlers <rudiahlers at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> You either
> >>
> >> A) Don't have NetworkManager installed on the other servers
> >> (eg 'rpm -q NetworkManager' yields 'package NetworkManager is not installed')
> >>
> >> OR
> >>
> >> B) Don't have NetworkManager running on the other servers
> >> (eg '/sbin/chkconfig NetworkManager --list' yields
> >> 'NetworkManager 0:off   1:off   2:off   3:off   4:off   5:off   6:off')
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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> >
> >
> > Thanx Robert, so it's safe to remove NetworkManager then? I have done
> > so, and will see if any issues arise. The only files that was removed
> > is:
> >
> > Removing:
> >  NetworkManager                                  i386
> >             1:0.7.0-9.el5                              installed
> >                       3.3 M
> >  NetworkManager                                  x86_64
> >             1:0.7.0-9.el5                              installed
> >                       3.4 M
> > Removing for dependencies:
> >  NetworkManager-glib                             i386
> >             1:0.7.0-9.el5                              installed
> >                       154 k
> >  NetworkManager-glib                             x86_64
> >             1:0.7.0-9.el5                              installed
> >                       161 k
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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> > Rudi Ahlers
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> 
> i uninstall NetworkManager as well, but i would think you have bigger
> problems since it appears you have both the 64bit and 32bit versions
> of software installed?

For shared libraries this is normal.  Generally NOT for programs though
-- one or the other, yes (eg 64 bit of this and 32 bit of that).

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