Bug#493939: Wish for /etc/init.d/dnsmasq reload (kill -HUP)

[Simon Kelley]

Trent W. Buck wrote:
Package: dnsmasq
Version: 2.45-1
Severity: wishlist
It would be nice if "/etc/init.d/dnsmasq reload" sent a HUP to
dnsmasq.  From the manpage:

    NOTES

       When it receives a SIGHUP, dnsmasq clears its cache and then
    re-loads /etc/hosts and /etc/ethers and any file given by
    --dhcp-hostsfile, --dhcp-optsfile or --addn-hosts.  The dhcp lease
    change script is called for all existing DHCP leases. If --no-poll
    is set SIGHUP also re-reads /etc/resolv.conf.  SIGHUP does NOT
    re-read the configuration file.


At one time this was exactly the behaviour, but it was removed as a 
policy violation because SIGHUP doesn't re-read the configuration file. 
Unless policy has changed, I don't think it should be changed now.


Cheers,

Simon.



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