[Dnsmasq-discuss] Is there a way to run dnsmasq in safe mode (no-fail)?

[Cyberfusion]

> Op 23 mei 2021 om 20:17 heeft Ercolino de Spiacico <bellocarico at hotmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
> 
>  I didn't try but I suppose the --test parameter works. However this is not my point.
> I would like dnsmasq to stop (prevent execution) only for very serious matters like incomplete IP addresses in config, binding port higher than 65K, etc. you name it.
> 
> I believe there is a rather long list of reasons (incorrect dhcp-host syntax being one as per original message) that could/should be excluded from this process execution control.
> 

It is impossible for software to decide what is a ‘serious matter’ and what isn’t.

> This takes nothing away from the fact that having a clear/clean config is ultimately a must, I just don't want to have to call a person in a different continent again because of a typo on a "secondary" configuration parameter.
> 

You don’t have to. You can validate the config.

> In one sentence: let's make dnsmasq as resilient as possible.
> 

The workflow should be as resilient as possible. Ergo, validate your config. You could add the validation command to ExecStartPre to prevent dnsmasq from restarting with a faulty config.

> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> On 23/05/2021 20:07, Lonnie Abelbeck wrote:
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>>>> On May 23, 2021, at 12:47 PM, Cyberfusion <wedwards at cyberfusion.nl> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Op 23 mei 2021 om 19:31 heeft Lonnie Abelbeck <lists at lonnie.abelbeck.com> het volgende geschreven:
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>>>>> On May 23, 2021, at 11:08 AM, Cyberfusion <wedwards at cyberfusion.nl> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maybe it’s better to always validate the config before you restart dnsmasq. 
>>>> # dnsmasq --test                   
>>>> dnsmasq: syntax check OK.
>>> Then the solution is to fix config validation, not add an option to ignore errors.
>> I was just indicating dnsmasq had a validation test, builtin.
>> 
>> Best if the original reporter (Ercolino) could recreate the syntax error and see if --test flags it.
>> 
>> 
>> Lonnie
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