Search domain grayed out in NetworkManager

[a coder]

I'm being asked to remove the search domain from resolve.conf.
Using LM 11, I am unable to make changes to the search domain listed in /etc/resolv.conf.

user # more /etc/resolv.conf
# Generated by NetworkManager
domain sub.domain.com
search sub.domain.com
nameserver XXX.XXX.2.1
nameserver XXX.XXX.1.1

When I open NetworkManager and go to eth1 -> Wired, the search domain box is a) empty and b) greyed out.

Since the file is generated by NetworkManager, any changes I make to /etc/resolv.conf are lost on reboot.

Why is NetworkManager GUI not listing the search domain it is creating in the resolv.conf file? How do I overcome this?

[a coder]

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[DrHu]

Adding a search domain Ubuntu..
http://www.cuberick.com/2007/06/how-to- ... buntu.html

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It is really simple.
Edit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf and add the following line in there:
prepend domain-name "thoughtworks.com ";

Working with resolve.conf
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/luc ... ver.5.html

search Search list for host-name lookup.
The search list is normally determined from the local domain
name; by default, it contains only the local domain name. This
may be changed by listing the desired domain search path
following the search keyword with spaces or tabs separating the
names.

Note that this process may be slow and will
generate a lot of network traffic if the servers for the listed
domains are not local, and that queries will time out if no
server is available for one of the domains.

net overviews..
https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/servergui ... ation.html