Network Manager doesn't play nice

[brian]

On 10/13/2009 12:11 PM, Frank Cox wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:16:45 -0400
> brian wrote:
>
>> Now, I had the file backed up anyway but I don't see any warning in the
>> docs that it does this. Is it just me, or is this rather shoddy
>> behaviour on NM's part?
>
> By default, NM sets up a "complete" Internet connection for you.  Part of that
> is creating a resolv.conf file.
>

I understand that. The point I was trying to make is that it destroyed 
an existing file in the process. It's very simple to write software that 
avoids doing that.