Something (presumably network manager) is actually killing dnsmasq: May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28871]: sortie sur réception du signal SIGTERM
I'm retargetting this bug at network manager in the hopes its maintainers might know offhand what might be happening. ** Also affects: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - dnsmasq start and sto every 2 minutes + dnsmasq killed and restarted every 2 minutes -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1004949 Title: dnsmasq killed and restarted every 2 minutes Status in “dnsmasq” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Excerpt of my syslog : May 26 20:06:25 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> Policy set 'Connexion filaire 1' (eth0) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS. May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28787]: sortie sur réception du signal SIGTERM May 26 20:08:22 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> DNS: starting dnsmasq... May 26 20:08:22 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> (eth0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28806]: démarrage avec le cache désactivé (version 2.59) May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28806]: options à la compilation : IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus i18n DHCP TFTP conntrack IDN May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28806]: utilise le serveur de nom 212.27.40.240#53 May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28806]: utilise le serveur de nom 212.27.40.241#53 May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28806]: sortie sur réception du signal SIGTERM May 26 20:08:22 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> DNS: starting dnsmasq... May 26 20:08:22 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> (eth0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28813]: démarrage avec le cache désactivé (version 2.59) May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28813]: options à la compilation : IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus i18n DHCP TFTP conntrack IDN May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28813]: utilise le serveur de nom 2a01:e00::1#53 May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28813]: utilise le serveur de nom 2a01:e00::2#53 May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28813]: utilise le serveur de nom 212.27.40.240#53 May 26 20:08:22 internity dnsmasq[28813]: utilise le serveur de nom 212.27.40.241#53 May 26 20:08:22 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> Policy set 'Connexion filaire 1' (eth0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS. May 26 20:08:22 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> Policy set 'Connexion filaire 1' (eth0) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS. May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28813]: sortie sur réception du signal SIGTERM May 26 20:10:33 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> DNS: starting dnsmasq... May 26 20:10:33 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> (eth0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28871]: démarrage avec le cache désactivé (version 2.59) May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28871]: options à la compilation : IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus i18n DHCP TFTP conntrack IDN May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28871]: utilise le serveur de nom 212.27.40.240#53 May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28871]: utilise le serveur de nom 212.27.40.241#53 May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28871]: sortie sur réception du signal SIGTERM May 26 20:10:33 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> DNS: starting dnsmasq... May 26 20:10:33 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> (eth0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28879]: démarrage avec le cache désactivé (version 2.59) May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28879]: options à la compilation : IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus i18n DHCP TFTP conntrack IDN May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28879]: utilise le serveur de nom 2a01:e00::1#53 May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28879]: utilise le serveur de nom 2a01:e00::2#53 May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28879]: utilise le serveur de nom 212.27.40.240#53 May 26 20:10:33 internity dnsmasq[28879]: utilise le serveur de nom 212.27.40.241#53 May 26 20:10:33 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> Policy set 'Connexion filaire 1' (eth0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS. May 26 20:10:33 internity NetworkManager[1097]: <info> Policy set 'Connexion filaire 1' (eth0) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dnsmasq (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat May 26 20:11:44 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) SourcePackage: dnsmasq UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/+bug/1004949/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp