[Dnsmasq-discuss] What's this error in syslog mean?

john doe johndoe65534 at mail.com
Sat Sep 4 17:09:30 UTC 2021


On 9/4/2021 6:14 PM, Chris Green wrote:
> When [re]starting dnsmasq I see the following in syslog:-
>
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns systemd[1]: dnsmasq.service: Succeeded.
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns systemd[1]: Stopped dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server.
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns systemd[1]: Starting dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server...
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18982]: dnsmasq: syntax check OK.
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: started, version 2.80 cachesize 150
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: DNS service limited to local subnets
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus i18n IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP conntrack ipset auth DNSSEC loop-detect inotify dumpfile
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq-dhcp[18991]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.80 -- 192.168.1.127, lease time 12h
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: using local addresses only for domain zbmc.eu
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: reading /run/dnsmasq/resolv.conf
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: using local addresses only for domain zbmc.eu
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: ignoring nameserver 192.168.1.2 - local interface
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: using nameserver 1.1.1.1#53
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: using nameserver 212.159.13.49#53
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18991]: read /etc/hosts - 12 addresses
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns dnsmasq[18992]: Too few arguments.
>      Sep  4 17:01:08 dns systemd[1]: Started dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server.
>      Sep  4 17:02:17 dns dnsmasq[18991]: read /etc/hosts - 12 addresses
>      Sep  4 17:05:05 dns dnsmasq-dhcp[18991]: DHCPREQUEST(eth0) 192.168.1.95 cc:ab:2c:39:69:2b
>      Sep  4 17:05:05 dns dnsmasq-dhcp[18991]: DHCPACK(eth0) 192.168.1.95 cc:ab:2c:39:69:2b benYouview
>
> What does that error from process 18992 mean "Too few arguments."?  Does it indicate
> any sort of problem?
>

Would be better if you could increase the log verbosity to troubleshoot
this...

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John Doe



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