[Dnsmasq-discuss] config error is REFUSED (EDE: not ready) since v2.86

[Jean-Philippe Lambert]

Hello,

I am using dnsmasq in various situations, thanks a lot for this very 
useful work.

I noticed that I am not able to use address=/#/ip since v2.86 (it still 
worked with v2.85). I am now getting an error.

> dnsmasq: config error is REFUSED (EDE: not ready)

Here is the error with v2.86 on MacOS 10.12.6 (dnsmasq and dig run in 
separate shells):

> $ sudo ./bin/dnsmasq --no-daemon --quiet-dhcp --quiet-dhcp6 --quiet-ra  --conf-file=./dnsmasq_catchall2.conf  --log-debug
> Password:
> dnsmasq: started, version 2.86 cachesize 150
> dnsmasq: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-DBus no-UBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack no-ipset auth no-cryptohash no-DNSSEC loop-detect no-inotify dumpfile
> dnsmasq: warning: no upstream servers configured
> dnsmasq: read hosts2 - 11 addresses
> dnsmasq: query[A] a.com from 127.0.0.1
> dnsmasq: config error is REFUSED (EDE: not ready)

> $ dig @127.0.0.1 a.com
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> @127.0.0.1 a.com
> ; (1 server found)
> ;; global options: +cmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: REFUSED, id: 44046
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;a.com.				IN	A
> 
> ;; Query time: 0 msec
> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> ;; WHEN: Wed Sep 15 01:27:17 2021
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 23

I still worked with v2.85

> $ sudo ./bin/dnsmasq --no-daemon --quiet-dhcp --quiet-dhcp6 --quiet-ra  --conf-file=./dnsmasq_catchall2.conf  --log-debug
> dnsmasq: started, version 2.85 cachesize 150
> dnsmasq: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-DBus no-UBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack no-ipset auth no-cryptohash no-DNSSEC loop-detect no-inotify dumpfile
> dnsmasq: read hosts2 - 11 addresses
> dnsmasq: query[A] a.com from 127.0.0.1
> dnsmasq: config a.com is 10.0.0.2

> $ dig @127.0.0.1 a.com
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> @127.0.0.1 a.com
> ; (1 server found)
> ;; global options: +cmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 11515
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;a.com.				IN	A
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> a.com.			0	IN	A	10.0.0.2
> 
> ;; Query time: 0 msec
> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> ;; WHEN: Wed Sep 15 01:28:56 2021
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 39

dnsmasq_catchall2.conf

> # listen-address=10.0.0.2 > # Temporary test
> listen-address=127.0.0.1
> 
> # domain=my.domain
> addn-hosts=hosts2
> 
> # generic catch-all
> address=/#/10.0.0.2
> 
> # this allows to resolve unqualified names
> expand-hosts
> domain=my.domain
> 
> 
> no-hosts
> no-resolv
> bogus-priv
> bind-interfaces
> 
> # For debugging purposes, log each DNS query as it passes through
> # dnsmasq.
> log-queries

hosts2

> 10.0.0.1                my.domain
> 10.0.0.1                www.my.domain
> 10.0.0.1                t.my.domain
> 10.0.0.1                t
> 10.0.0.1                t1.my.domain
> 10.0.0.1                t1
> 10.0.0.2                t2.my.domain
> 10.0.0.2                t2
> 
> 
> 10.0.0.2                localdhcp
> 10.0.0.2                localdns
> 10.0.0.2                localserver

Regards,

Jean-Philippe Lambert