Re: Temporary failure in name resolution

[Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>]

<tomas@tuxteam.de> writes:

> On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 06:13:55PM +0000, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>> Debian 12 on Thinkpad T450s.
>> 
>> The error message `Temporary failure in name resolution' appears whenever I
>> log into X with `startx' at prompt after boot, but it *only* occurs if the
>> PC is *not* connected to internet; otherwise it does not appear;
>> nevertheless, it annoys me and I wish to get rid of it.  Any suggestions?
>
> Where/how does this error message "appear"?

As an output of the `startx' command.


> Obviously, "something" is trying to resolve a host name and is unable to.
> Depending on which host name "it" is trying to resolve, that might be
> reasonable (i.e. if that host is "out there") or not.
>
> So let's try finding out what this "something" is...

The problem seems to be solved after I removed the file /etc/resolv.conf, that
included a certain nameserver...

Thanks,

Rodolfo