mDNSResponder stuck in restart loop
Hello all,
I have a mid 2011 Mac Mini (Macmini5,2) running OS X 10.9 (13A603). I started having Time Machine issues where TM could still find my ReadyNAS NV+ server; however, it would no longer bring up the login window. (Note that I am running successful TM backups of a MBP without issue, and I can still login into the backup share from the Mini via AFP.) I started digging around the console logs and found the following line repeating every ten seconds.
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.1.11 (Aug 24 2013 23:49:34) starting OSXVers 13
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: launch_data_array_get_count(skt) returned 0
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: No unicast UDP responses
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponderHelper[716]: Unauthorized access by euid=502 pid=1401
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets: 2302 0x8FE (Not authorized)
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: SetDomainSecrets: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets failed error 2302 CFArrayRef 0000000000000000
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: D2D_IPC: Loaded
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: D2DInitialize succeeded
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: ERROR: bind(listenfd, (struct sockaddr *) &laddr, sizeof(laddr)); failed: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: ERROR: udsserver_init: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1401]: Daemon start: udsserver_init failed
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder[1401]): Exited with code: 255
Nov 12 08:36:07 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
My attempts to solve this issue included unloading and loading the mDNSRespond plist, flushing the DNS cache with SIGHUP, installing the latest NV+ firmware, and even downloading the full Mavericks install and running it twice, all to no avail. Curiously, Safari and iTunes are not obviously affected by this issue (or they're just more resiliant than TM.)
Anyway, could someone please assist me with this Time Machine and mDNSResponder issue. For reference, the full system.log transcript of the selection the TM server is below.
Thanks,
Ira
Nov 12 09:06:12 wolf-av-mini.home WindowServer[135]: WSSetSharedWindowState: Window 84 is not buffered; Only buffered windows may be shared
Nov 12 09:06:12 wolf-av-mini.home com.apple.prefs.backup.remoteservice[575]: CGSSetWindowSharingState
Nov 12 09:06:12 wolf-av-mini.home WindowServer[135]: window 54 is already attached to window 52
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.1.11 (Aug 24 2013 23:49:34) starting OSXVers 13
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: launch_data_array_get_count(skt) returned 0
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: No unicast UDP responses
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponderHelper[716]: Unauthorized access by euid=502 pid=1635
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets: 2302 0x8FE (Not authorized)
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: SetDomainSecrets: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets failed error 2302 CFArrayRef 0000000000000000
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home configd[17]: network changed.
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: D2D_IPC: Loaded
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: D2DInitialize succeeded
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home configd[17]: network changed.
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: ERROR: bind(listenfd, (struct sockaddr *) &laddr, sizeof(laddr)); failed: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: ERROR: udsserver_init: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1635]: Daemon start: udsserver_init failed
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder[1635]): Exited with code: 255
Nov 12 09:06:13 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Nov 12 09:06:16 wolf-av-mini.home WindowServer[135]: window 1ec is already attached to window 52
Nov 12 09:06:16 wolf-av-mini.home WindowServer[135]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Operation on a window 0x54 requiring rights 0x5 by caller System Preferences
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.1.11 (Aug 24 2013 23:49:34) starting OSXVers 13
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: launch_data_array_get_count(skt) returned 0
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: No unicast UDP responses
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponderHelper[716]: Unauthorized access by euid=502 pid=1638
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets: 2302 0x8FE (Not authorized)
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: SetDomainSecrets: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets failed error 2302 CFArrayRef 0000000000000000
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home configd[17]: network changed.
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: D2D_IPC: Loaded
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: D2DInitialize succeeded
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home configd[17]: network changed.
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: ERROR: bind(listenfd, (struct sockaddr *) &laddr, sizeof(laddr)); failed: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: ERROR: udsserver_init: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1638]: Daemon start: udsserver_init failed
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder[1638]): Exited with code: 255
Nov 12 09:06:23 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.1.11 (Aug 24 2013 23:49:34) starting OSXVers 13
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: launch_data_array_get_count(skt) returned 0
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: No unicast UDP responses
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponderHelper[716]: Unauthorized access by euid=502 pid=1639
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets: 2302 0x8FE (Not authorized)
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: SetDomainSecrets: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets failed error 2302 CFArrayRef 0000000000000000
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home configd[17]: network changed.
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: D2D_IPC: Loaded
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: D2DInitialize succeeded
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home configd[17]: network changed.
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: ERROR: bind(listenfd, (struct sockaddr *) &laddr, sizeof(laddr)); failed: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: ERROR: udsserver_init: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1639]: Daemon start: udsserver_init failed
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder[1639]): Exited with code: 255
Nov 12 09:06:33 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.1.11 (Aug 24 2013 23:49:34) starting OSXVers 13
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: launch_data_array_get_count(skt) returned 0
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: No unicast UDP responses
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponderHelper[716]: Unauthorized access by euid=502 pid=1640
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets: 2302 0x8FE (Not authorized)
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: SetDomainSecrets: mDNSKeychainGetSecrets failed error 2302 CFArrayRef 0000000000000000
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home configd[17]: network changed.
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: D2D_IPC: Loaded
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: D2DInitialize succeeded
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home configd[17]: network changed.
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: ERROR: bind(listenfd, (struct sockaddr *) &laddr, sizeof(laddr)); failed: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: ERROR: udsserver_init: 48 (Address already in use)
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini.home mDNSResponder[1640]: Daemon start: udsserver_init failed
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder[1640]): Exited with code: 255
Nov 12 09:06:43 wolf-av-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[172] (com.apple.mDNSResponder): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Nov 12 09:06:45 wolf-av-mini.home NetAuthSysAgent[1636]: DNSAddressResolver:Resolve CFNetServiceResolveWithTimeout failed
Nov 12 09:06:45 wolf-av-mini.home NetAuthSysAgent[1636]: ERROR: AFP_GetServerInfo - connect failed 64
Nov 12 09:06:48 wolf-av-mini.home com.apple.prefs.backup.remoteservice[575]: Error while confirming network destination: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=64 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error 64.)" (kOTSerialFramingErr / EHOSTDOWN: / Host is down)
Nov 12 09:06:48 wolf-av-mini.home WindowServer[135]: WSSetSharedWindowState: Window 84 is not buffered; Only buffered windows may be shared
Nov 12 09:06:48 wolf-av-mini.home com.apple.prefs.backup.remoteservice[575]: CGSSetWindowSharingState
Nov 12 09:06:49 wolf-av-mini.home WindowServer[135]: window 54 is already attached to window 52
Nov 12 09:06:49 wolf-av-mini.home WindowServer[135]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Operation on a window 0x1ec requiring rights 0x5 by caller System Preferences
Nov 12 09:06:52 wolf-av-mini.home WindowServer[135]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Operation on a window 0x54 requiring rights 0x5 by caller System Preferences