The named service fails to start at boot with 'address not available'
Issue
-
The named service fails to start at system boot.
Aug 14 18:17:58 node1.example.com named[4258]: could not get query source dispatcher (x.x.x.x#0) Aug 14 18:17:58 node1.example.com named[4258]: loading configuration: address not available Aug 14 18:17:58 node1.example.com named[4258]: exiting (due to fatal error) Aug 14 18:17:58 node1.example.com systemd[1]: named.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1 Aug 14 18:17:58 node1.example.com systemd[1]: named.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. -
The named reports 'could not get query source dispatcher' and 'loading configuration: address not available' during system boot.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Subscriber exclusive content
A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.