[Dnsmasq-discuss] Feature request = block-conf

[Rance Hall]

How does dnsmasq behave if there is a configuration error in the config file elsewhere?  If the syntax is broken then it fails hard.  Don't see why this wouldn't be true of a suplemental config script being referred to in the main one.And as to --fail-safe:  I don't see how this is reasonable, as it will lead to undesirable operation and possibly even broken clients if the mistake includes part of the dhcp configuration.Its annoying, but probably better for services not to start if they can't interpret/understand their starting state.RanceOn Mar 4, 2022, at 4:16 AM, Ercolino de Spiacico <bellocarico at hotmail.com> wrote:> I've just added it to 2.87test8> Please test and report back.I'm finally managed to find a way to build from sources. One initial feedback:I cross referenceed the conf script e.g.conf-scrip=/tmp/adblock-expander.shIf the file doesn't exists or has a broken syntax it will make the whole dnsmasq process failing with a message like "/tmp/adblock-expander.sh returns a non 0 exit code something"This is perhaps a wider topic and goes a bit out of scope for this feature request, but perhaps we should:1) remove this error control for conf-script and simply log+skip errors rather than crash land the whole dnsmasq.2) perhaps introducing a new "--fail-safe" option for dnsmasq to extend point 1) to any broken directive in the configurationThanks!_______________________________________________Dnsmasq-discuss mailing listDnsmasq-discuss at lists.thekelleys.org.ukhttps://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
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