Hi, * are...@buxtehude.debian.org <are...@buxtehude.debian.org> [180311 11:51]: > When restarting pdns-recursor with the initscript, "/etc/init.d/pdns-recursor > restart", we sometimes get an Address already in use Exception: > Mar 11 06:55:09 recurse01 pdns_recursor[30857]: Exception: Resolver binding > to server socket on port 53 for 0.0.0.0: Address already in use [..] > Whenever we run "/etc/init.d/pdns-recursor stop", wait a few seconds and > "/etc/init.d/pdns-recursor start" again it always works. > So it seems like a timing issue, being sometimes too fast starting > pdns-recursor again before the socket is completely closed.
I imagine pdns-recursor doesn't quit fast enough, and the init script may not do enough checking. > ii sysvinit-core 2.88dsf-59.9 amd64 > System-V-like init utilities If you need a fix for this in stable, I'd suggest switching over to systemd, which handles this situation just fine. Cheers, Chris
