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host configuration protocol

Q. I’m getting following error on my Debian Linux system:
mv cannot move /etc/resolv.conf.dhclient-new to /etc/resolv.conf: Operation not permitted
How do I fix this problem?

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Q. I’m using Ubuntu Linux. How to force Linux to reacquire a new IP address from the DHCP server? What is the command in Linux equivalent to Windows’ “ipconfig /renew” Command?
A. You need to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client i.e. dhclient command. The client normally doesn’t release the current lease as it [...]

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