Comment 4 for bug 1745463

On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 11:02:35PM -0000, GeekSmith wrote:
> Is the use of resolvconf and ifupdown without resolved an unsupported
> configuration in 17.10?

resolvconf is in universe as of 17.10. In effect, yes, this is unsupported.

> Is resolved the only supported DNS configuration management system in
> Ubuntu 17.10?

Yes.

> There are many users who value the control and flexibility of
> pre-resolved systems and do not want a local caching nameserver.

Flexibility for flexibility's sake is not a goal of Ubuntu.

resolved is not configured as a caching nameserver; it is a stub resolver,
configured for the purpose of ensuring a stable DNS endpoint.

> The inadequacy is that systemd breaks resolvconf.

I'm sorry, but this is a circular argument which does not explain why you
are trying to use resolvconf in the first place.

> There are too many systems, mainly servers, that cannot or should not
> run a nameserver, not even a local one. resolved is not ready to service
> these systems.

What determines that a server "cannot or should not" run a local resolver?

Enabling a local resolver on servers in addition to desktops (where we have
already enabled dnsmasq for years) has been a common request.

If there are scenarios where it is not appropriate to run resolved, then we
should absolutely evaluate those and determine how they should be supported
in Ubuntu. However, they must be evaluated on their own merits, which means
that the technical details must be presented for consideration.