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update-resolv-conf for openvpn
#!/usr/local/bin/bash
#
# Parses DHCP options from OpenVPN to update resolv.conf.
# To use set as ‘up’ and ‘down’ script in your openvpn config:
# up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
# down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
#
# credit:
# * Thomas Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk>
# * Chris Hanson
# * chlauber@bnc.ch
#
# Licensed under the GNU GPL
#
[ -x /sbin/resolvconf ] || exit 0
case $script_type in
up)
for optionname in ${!foreign_option_*} ; do
option="${!optionname}"
echo $option
part1=$(echo "$option" | cut -d " " -f 1)
if [ "$part1" == "dhcp-option" ] ; then
part2=$(echo "$option" | cut -d " " -f 2)
part3=$(echo "$option" | cut -d " " -f 3)
if [ "$part2" == "DNS" ] ; then
IF_DNS_NAMESERVERS="$IF_DNS_NAMESERVERS $part3"
fi
if [ "$part2" == "DOMAIN" ] ; then
IF_DNS_SEARCH="$part3"
fi
fi
done
R=""
if [ "$IF_DNS_SEARCH" ] ; then
R="${R}search $IF_DNS_SEARCH"
fi
for NS in $IF_DNS_NAMESERVERS ; do
R="${R}nameserver $NS"
done
echo -n "$R" | /sbin/resolvconf -a "${dev}.inet"
;;
down)
/sbin/resolvconf -d "${dev}.inet"
cp /etc/openvpn/resolv.bak /etc/resolv.conf
;;
esac
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