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Fix messed up NordVPN resolv.conf on Linux

Yonggan

Dec 1, 2021 • 1 min read

If you are using the NordVPN Linux Version you maybe experienced that NordVPN is overwriting the resolv.conf when you connect to a VPN. For me it happened when i used the nordvpn-bin from the AUR. So after i disconnected from my VPN i have realised that i can´t connect to the Internet. So i have checked my resolv.conf to check what happened. And there where entries generated from NordVPN in there. So i thought just edit the config and change it to dns.watch again. So i tried to edit it. But it said that i hadn´t the permissions herefore. I was root. Why don´t i have permissions herefore. I am root.

So i searched across the Internet and found a simple solution i want to share with you.

First get permissions back:

sudo chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf

Then edit the /etc/resolv.conf or delete it and create it new:

sudo rm -rf /etc/resolv.conf

After that, add your nameservers. I am using dns.watch nameservers but you can use whatever you want.

sudo echo "nameserver 84.200.69.80" >> /etc/resolv.conf
sudo echo "nameserver 84.200.70.40" >> /etc/resolv.conf

Tada! Fixed :)

If you want to make a script of it you can use the following:

#!/bin/bash
sudo chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf
sudo rm -rf /etc/resolv.conf
sudo echo "nameserver 84.200.69.80" >> /etc/resolv.conf
sudo echo "nameserver 84.200.70.40" >> /etc/resolv.conf

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