[Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmasq won't quit if listening on 'empty' bridge?

Paul Chambers dnsmasq at lists.bod.org
Tue Mar 31 15:12:21 BST 2009


Simon Kelley wrote:
> Paul Chambers wrote:
>> As part of a nightly script on my linux server, dnsmasq is restarted 
>> (to pick up updates to a block list). However, for the last few days, 
>> it's failed to restart.
>>
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> 
> Are you using libvirt? The latest incarnations of libvirt use a 
> "private" instance of dnsmasq to provide DNS and boot services it the 
> virtual machines. Maybe that's what you are seeing?

Ah, that would explain it. Yes, libvirt is in use. I'll exclude virbr0 
from the main instance, then.

Thanks, Simon.

-- Paul



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