[Pdns-users] Error with rec_control reload

[Aki Tuomi]

On 07.05.2018 12:01, MRob wrote:
> On 2018-05-07 07:16, Aki Tuomi wrote:
>> On 07.05.2018 09:58, MRob wrote:
>>> On 2018-05-07 06:50, Aki Tuomi wrote:
>>>> On 07.05.2018 09:48, MRob wrote:
>>>>> Hi can anyone explain what this means and if it is important or
>>>>> can be
>>>>> ignored? I only find unanswered mailing list posts about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> $ sudo rec_control reload-lua-script
>>>>> pdns_recursor: Error dealing with control socket request: Unable to
>>>>> send message over control channel '/var/run/lsockl2eLnQ': No such
>>>>> file
>>>>> or directory
>>>>>
>>>>> Because of this error do I presume reload failed? Must I execute
>>>>> service restart of recursor?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This sounds like you are using chroot?
>>>
>>> Not that I know of.
>>>
>>>> If so, you need to configure the
>>>> control socket to /var/run/pdns and then make sure you symlink or
>>>> bind-mount it to outside the chroot under /var/run/pdns. Otherwise it
>>>> won't work.
>>>>
>>>> Aki
>>>
>>
>> Can you run sudo strace -econnect,bind rec_control reload-lua-script and
>> post the result?
>
> yes, thanks for your help
>
> bind(3, {sa_family=AF_LOCAL, sun_path="/var/run/lsock6hPxMw"}, 110) = 0
> connect(3, {sa_family=AF_LOCAL,
> sun_path="/var/run/pdns_recursor.controlsocket"}, 110) = 0
> Fatal: Timeout waiting for answer from control channel
> +++ exited with 1 +++
>
> Yet in the log I still see the error
> pdns_recursor: 0 (Re)loaded lua script from
> '/etc/pdns-recursor/blocklist.lua'
> ...
> pdns_recursor: Error dealing with control socket request: Unable to
> send message over control channel '/var/run/lsock6hPxMw': No such file
> or directory
>
> Is the problem caused/related to the timeout?

It's possible. It would've been helpful to include timestamps for the
pdns_recursor log entries.

Aki