BIND server will hang when rotating logs.

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Issue

  • After adding hostnames to /etc/syslog.conf for remote logging BIND server hangs when rotating logs.
  • It happens when syslogd restarts as it needs DNS for hostname lookup and will block BIND.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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