package pdns-recursor 3.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: if port 53 is already used

[rangy]

Two updates today both came up with similar error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: pdns-recursor 3.2-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AptOrdering:
 libavutil-extra-50: Install
 libavcodec-extra-52: Install
 pdns-recursor: Configure
 libavutil-extra-50: Configure
 libavcodec-extra-52: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 19 09:50:32 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
SourcePackage: pdns-recursor
Title: package pdns-recursor 3.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report

The error is
Setting up pdns-recursor (3.2-2) ...

 * Starting PowerDNS recursor pdns-recursor  Sep 19 09:50:32 Exception: Resolver binding to server socket on port 53 for 127.0.0.1: Address already in use

invoke-rc.d: initscript pdns-recursor, action "start" failed.

dpkg: error processing pdns-recursor (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

You apparently already have a name server running on port 53

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.