How to edit your server's resolver configuration via the command line

Introduction

This article guides you on how to change the configured resolvers via the command line.

Procedure

1. Access the server's command line as the 'root' user via SSH or "Terminal" in WHM.
2. Open the /etc/resolv.conf file in your preferred text editor.

3. Comment out the nameserver entries you do not want by adding a # before the nameserver line.

   #nameserver 192.168.0.1

4. Add the new nameserver entries.
5. Save changes and exit the text editor.

Please note that using public DNS servers, such as Google's 8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, may cause RBLs, such as Spamhaus, to not function correctly.

Additional resources

How to edit your server's resolver configuration via WHM