[FW]Solution for /etc/resolv.conf must be a symlink

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Anonymous
     
     
around 2 months ago...
     
     
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      It worked!!
      
      

      
      
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Anonymous
     
     
around 2 months ago...
     
     
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      I had to use ubuntu in virtualBox to connect to a cisco vpn network. It actually worked with vpnc in virtual PC by microsoft, but I could not change the resolution there. Anyway I couldn’t get it to work in virtualBox, vpnc that is. It comes up with this same symlink error and when I type this line in the console:
      
      
sudo ln -s /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf’
      
      
and then run vpnc again I still get the error:
      
      
/etc/resolv.conf must be a symlink
      
      

      
      
This is just too much. I’m giving up on Ubuntu and Linux.
      
      

      
      
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Anonymous
     
     
around 6 months ago...
     
     
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      If I do step2 I get: No such file or directory. What to do?
     
     
    
    

    
    

     
     
Anonymous
     
     
around 6 months ago...
     
     
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      It means that /etc/resolv.conf must be a symlink :)
      
      

      
      

      
      Try this:
1. Back up your existing resolv.conf file (just in case): ‘sudo mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.backup’
2. Create a symlink to /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf: ‘sudo ln -s /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf’

That should do it. If it doesn’t you can replace your old resolv.conf with ‘sudo mv /etc/resolv.conf.backup /etc/resolv.conf’

      
      
Cheers,
      
      
-Jason