dns: sendto() to [127.0.0.1]:53 failed:

[Chris]

The complete error I see is:

localhost spamd[2195]: dns: sendto() to [127.0.0.1]:53 failed:
Connection refused, no more alternatives
localhost spamd[2195]: dns: bad dns reply: Connection refused

This seems to happen every time a new kernel is installed such as today
when 3.13.0-39-generic was installed. When rebooting after the upgrade
this is in my syslog:

localhost NetworkManager[952]: <info> (eth0): DHCPv4 state changed
preinit -> bound
localhost NetworkManager[952]: <info>   address 192.168.0.51
localhost NetworkManager[952]: <info>   prefix 24 (255.255.255.0)
localhost NetworkManager[952]: <info>   gateway 192.168.0.1
localhost NetworkManager[952]: <info>   hostname 'localhost'
localhost NetworkManager[952]: <info>   nameserver '192.168.0.1'
localhost NetworkManager[952]: <info>   nameserver '205.171.2.226'
localhost NetworkManager[952]: <info>   domain name 'PK5001Z'

These are the same as always shown. In /run/resolvconf/interface the
file NetworkManger shows:

domain PK5001Z
search PK5001Z
nameserver 127.0.1.1

always. As I said earlier, this always happens when the kernel is
updated and seems to last for a day or so then fixes itself. What I'm
interested in finding is just what is the cause?

Chris






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