DNS error fwritemsg

Mark.Andrews at nominum.com Mark.Andrews at nominum.com
Fri Jun 22 00:56:44 UTC 2001


> 
> Hello, 
> 
> We are getting "named[26918]: fwritemsg: Broken pipe" in 
> the /var/adm/messages log on our primary DNS server. 
> 
> What are the implications of this?

	Well the fwritemsg disapeared from the code base a long
	time ago.  You should review which version of named you
	are running.  See:
	http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind-security.html

> and what fixes it?

	Well it is caused by the client closing the TCP connection
	early.  Find out what the client is doing and correct.

	Mark
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rod Brundage
> Sprint Communications Corporation
> 
> 
> 
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Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
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