We run 8.2.1 as the main nameserver and are experiencing it crashing about
once every two days. It just dies; there are no indications of why in any
log. We have had the trace at level one which generates 70mb output per
day but nothing shows. We are still looking so any ideas are welcome.
However the main problem is that when this happens we cannot just restart
named either via /sbin/init.d/named or ndc as the program immediately
fails and core dumps with the message
"operation would block"
I have used "strings" on the core dump but there is nothing obvious to
indicate what is blocking what. How do I find out what process is holding
up the restart or what is needed to get BIND going again please? The only
solution appears to be a full reboot which has its own problems doing this
remotely at 3 o'clock in the morning!
stuart mckenzie
Received on Wed Jan 12 2000 - 16:14:20 NZDT