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August 8, 2018 03:05
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Fix resolv.conf in Windows Subsystem for Linux, when WSL doesn't correctly generate it.
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#!/bin/bash | |
TMP=`mktemp` | |
trap ctrlC INT | |
removeTempFiles() { | |
rm -f $TMP | |
} | |
ctrlC() { | |
echo | |
echo "Trapped Ctrl-C, removing temporary files" | |
removeTempFiles | |
stty sane | |
} | |
echo "Current resolv.conf" | |
echo "-------------------" | |
cat /etc/resolv.conf | |
echo | |
echo "Creating new resolv.conf" | |
echo "------------------------" | |
{ | |
head -1 /etc/resolv.conf | grep '^#.*generated' | |
for i in `/mnt/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/powershell.exe -Command "Get-DnsClientServerAddress -AddressFamily ipv4 | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ServerAddresses"`; do | |
echo nameserver $i | |
done | |
tail -n+2 /etc/resolv.conf | grep -v '^nameserver' | |
} | tr -d '\r' | tee $TMP | |
(set -x; sudo cp -i $TMP /etc/resolv.conf) | |
removeTempFiles | |
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Perfect! I still needed to run the following (Source: anyconnect WSL 2 - Windows Substem for Linux) to get enable the interface on the VPN
But that doesn't provide the DNS resolution. The
resolv.conf
update was the missing piece.