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    Unbound seems to be restarting frequently

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      CiscoKid85
      last edited by

      Fairly consistent. On average every 2-3mins.. Occasionally multiple times in a minute.

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        kejianshi
        last edited by

        I'd post my DNS resolver configuration, DNS forwarder configuration, any port forwards or anything you have running on port 53, etc etc and see if something stands out.

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          CiscoKid85
          last edited by

          Where can I find / how can I export unbound's config?

          I did experiment with unbound and forwarder a few times.. Perhaps toggling between the two caused some issues.

          I have no confirmed at least that forwarder is off.

          Thanks!

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            hda
            last edited by

            Flush experimental & crap by rebooting ?

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              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
              last edited by

              curious is this a clean install of 2.2, and upgrade?  Did you have or try to install the unbound package before it was part of 2.2?

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                CiscoKid85
                last edited by

                The problem persists after subsequent reboots. This was a clean 2.2 install.

                Can someone tell me where to find the config? I'll try and grab it to post. Perhaps that may shed some light.

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                  kejianshi
                  last edited by

                  services > DNS resolver - unbound

                  services > DNS forwarder - dnsmasq

                  I was suggesting that you take a screen shot of the settings in there and post to see if there is anything strange there.

                  Or, you can post here daily "my unbound is weird" over and over…

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                    CiscoKid85
                    last edited by

                    Attached.

                    resolver.PNG
                    resolver.PNG_thumb
                    resolver_advanced.PNG
                    resolver_advanced.PNG_thumb
                    forwarder.PNG
                    forwarder.PNG_thumb
                    system_general.PNG
                    system_general.PNG_thumb

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                      kejianshi
                      last edited by

                      With these settings, your unbound is just acting as a forwarder.  May as well use dnsmasq instead (dns forwarder)

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                        CiscoKid85
                        last edited by

                        But I still get the benefit of pre-fetch and caching.

                        My actual unbound config is here.

                        I found the unbound logs but I'm getting permission denied when I try to view them. I also can't do a sudo or sudo su. Any suggestions on how I can get the raw logs?

                        I'd still like to fix unbound should I decide to not forward queries.

                        unbound.txt

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                          kejianshi
                          last edited by

                          Were you using unbound in 2.1.5?  (yes or no)

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                            CiscoKid85
                            last edited by

                            I never used 2.1. My 2.2 build was a fresh install on a new pc engines build.

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                              CiscoKid85
                              last edited by

                              If I filter for restarts, I get the following:

                              Mar 2 11:52:20	unbound: [28167:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 11:52:20	unbound: [28167:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 10:49:14	unbound: [28167:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 10:49:14	unbound: [28167:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 10:49:12	unbound: [28167:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 10:49:12	unbound: [28167:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 10:49:12	unbound: [28167:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 10:09:59	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 10:09:59	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 10:03:14	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 10:03:14	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:53:20	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:53:20	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:43:24	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:43:24	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:33:30	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:33:30	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:33:30	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:33:30	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:31:00	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:31:00	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:30:56	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:30:56	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:30:20	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:30:20	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:24:02	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:24:02	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:23:29	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:23:29	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:13:34	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:13:34	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:12:04	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:12:04	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 09:09:56	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 09:09:56	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 08:09:43	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 08:09:43	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 08:02:39	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 08:02:39	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 07:52:44	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 07:52:44	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 07:49:50	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 07:49:50	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 07:42:49	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 07:42:49	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 07:40:24	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 07:40:24	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 07:38:15	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
Mar 2 07:38:15	unbound: [45732:0] notice: Restart of unbound 1.5.1.
Mar 2 07:37:28	unbound: [45732:0] notice: init module 0: iterator
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                                kejianshi
                                last edited by

                                Hmmmm.  Is there a reason you don't want to use the root DNS servers (just curious)?

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                                  CiscoKid85
                                  last edited by

                                  Comcast operates a bunch of caching servers for content from Akamai, Netflix. I'd like to hit the locally cached servers when that content is requested. Netflix definitely streams a little faster, I think.

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                                    kejianshi
                                    last edited by

                                    Thing is, I think hitting the local DNS without DNSSEC and harden glue and all that might be whats crashing your unbound.

                                    Would you be opposed to trying it in resolver mode instead of forwarder mode for a while?  See if it stops crashing?

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                                      CiscoKid85
                                      last edited by

                                      Is there any additional logging I can enable that may offer better insight?

                                      Would someone mind posting their config so I can try running a good one that I know works?

                                      Thanks!

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                                        CiscoKid85
                                        last edited by

                                        How do I reset the Resolver general settings to their defaults? The GUI retains the settings from the previous config, even if I wipe out the .conf file.

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                                          hda
                                          last edited by

                                          Why are you hard on yourself with CLI. Just use the webGUI to stop and start what you want.

                                          Stop Services: DNS forwarder.
                                          Clear out System: General Setup for DNS servers
                                          Set Services: DNS Resolver(interfaces & DNSSEC) only
                                          Services: DNS Resolver: Advanced(Harden = true)

                                          Maybe reboot.

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                                            CiscoKid85
                                            last edited by

                                            Disabling the forwarder and adding in the hardening both worked. I'll continue to troubleshoot w/ the forwards or perhaps just enable dnsmasq.

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