How do I...Troubleshoot 'Temporary failure in name resolution'?

You might see this message when attempting to run the updateWiki.sh script.  This is caused by your DNS servers not being properly configured.  To ensure your DNS is setup properly, follow these steps.

Edit the /etc/resolv.conf file

nano /etc/resolv.conf

Replace the contents of that file with the following: (Note: these are the OpenDNS name servers)

nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220  

Then save the file and exit.

At this point your VM should be able to resolve hostnames.  You can verify by doing the following:

ping dekiwiki.svn.sourceforge.net

Note, if you're using DHCP, the contents of the /etc/resolv.conf file may be overwritten by dhclient.  To prevent this from happening do the following:

 Edit:  /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf

And add this line:

supersede domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220;

Then restart your network:

/etc/init.d/networking restart