big-bear-scripts/disable-dns-service

Why?

This is a handy script to disable and stop systemd-resolved service.

How to use?

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bigbeartechworld/big-bear-scripts/master/disable-dns-service/disable_dns_service.sh)"

How to troubleshoot?

Check and see if port 53 is taken:

lsof -i :53

OR

netstat -tulpn | grep ":53 "

Disable and stop the systemd-resolved service:

sudo systemctl disable systemd-resolved.service

sudo systemctl stop systemd-resolved.service