Alfresco generates dns queries via soffice.bin

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xtine

Hi,
we have noticed that the Alfresco installation we have, generates 26000 dns queries per second. We found that the queries come from soffice.bin, which is started by Alfresco. Alfresco is about the only thing we run on that server. Using Google, we couldn't find any references to this problem. Restarting Alfresco seems to help reduce the number of queries. Does anyone recognize this problem? I would post log entries, except for we can't find anyting in the logs about the dns queries. We'd like to fix the problem, because now it feels like Alfresco can start excessive dns traffic again any minute.

aipoint

I have the same problem. I was informed by our network group that alfresco's server was doing several dns queries per second, to addresses like localhost.(none).our_domain.
I put that name on /etc/hosts as alias for localhost, and now we have soffice.bin at 100% CPU usage.
Everything seems working fine.

# cat alfresco.log
16:25:44,028 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/repository.properties]
16:25:44,034 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/transaction.properties]
16:25:44,035 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from file [/opt/alfresco-3.4.a/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_wcmquickstart/alfresco-global.properties]
16:25:44,036 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from file [/opt/alfresco-3.4.a/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/module/tests/alfresco-global.properties]
16:25:44,036 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from file [/opt/alfresco-3.4.a/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_dod5015/alfresco-global.properties]
16:25:44,036 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from file [/opt/alfresco-3.4.a/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/module/test/alfresco-global.properties]
16:25:44,036 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from URL [file:/opt/alfresco-3.4.a/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco-global.properties]
16:25:44,239 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:26:44,858 WARN  [org.springframework.beans.GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor] Invalid JavaBean property 'serviceBeans' being accessed! Ambiguous write methods found next to actually used [public void org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.JAXRSServerFactoryBean.setServiceBeans(java.util.List)]: [public void org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.JAXRSServerFactoryBean.setServiceBeans(java.lang.Object[])]
16:26:49,446 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.TemplateProcessorRegistry] Registered template processor Repository Template Processor for extension ftl
16:26:49,453 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.ScriptProcessorRegistry] Registered script processor Repository Script Processor for extension js
16:27:09,468 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Schema managed by database dialect org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect.
16:27:10,386 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] No changes were made to the schema.
16:27:10,569 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'sysAdmin' subsystem, ID: [sysAdmin, default]
16:27:10,630 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:10,807 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'sysAdmin' subsystem, ID: [sysAdmin, default] complete
16:27:16,384 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'thirdparty' subsystem, ID: [thirdparty, default]
16:27:16,442 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:16,776 ERROR [org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.magick.AbstractImageMagickContentTransformerWorker] ImageMagickContentTransformerWorker not available: 11070000 Failed to perform ImageMagick transformation: 
Execution result: 
   os:         Linux
   command:    [/opt/alfresco-3.4.a/common/bin/convert, /opt/alfresco-3.4.a/tomcat/temp/Alfresco/ImageMagickContentTransformerWorker_init_source_2582889642303792628.gif[0], /opt/alfresco-3.4.a/tomcat/temp/Alfresco/ImageMagickContentTransformerWorker_init_target_5092624424283563309.png]
   succeeded:  false
   exit code:  1
   out:        
   err:        .convert.bin: no decode delegate for this image format `/opt/alfresco-3.4.a/tomcat/temp/Alfresco/ImageMagickContentTransformerWorker_init_source_2582889642303792628.gif' @ constitute.c/ReadImage/526.
.convert.bin: missing an image filename `/opt/alfr
16:27:16,832 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'thirdparty' subsystem, ID: [thirdparty, default] complete
16:27:16,833 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'OOoDirect' subsystem, ID: [OOoDirect, default]
16:27:16,863 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:18,992 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'OOoDirect' subsystem, ID: [OOoDirect, default] complete
16:27:21,605 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker] The Alfresco root data directory ('dir.root') is: /opt/alfresco-3.4.a/alf_data
16:27:21,818 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.PatchExecuter] Checking for patches to apply …
16:27:26,512 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.PatchExecuter] No patches were required.
16:27:26,588 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Found 5 module(s).
16:27:26,802 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Starting module 'org_alfresco_module_wcmquickstart' version 1.0.
16:27:29,397 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Starting module 'org_alfresco_module_dod5015' version 1.0.
16:27:29,552 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Starting module 'org.alfresco.module.vti' version 1.2.
16:27:29,652 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Starting module 'opal' version 3.1.4.
16:27:29,885 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Starting module 'org.alfresco.module.quickr' version 1.0.
16:27:29,980 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'fileServers' subsystem, ID: [fileServers, default]
16:27:30,042 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:30,812 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'Authentication' subsystem, ID: [Authentication, managed, alfrescoNtlm1]
16:27:30,851 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:31,258 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'Authentication' subsystem, ID: [Authentication, managed, alfrescoNtlm1] complete
16:27:36,337 ERROR [org.alfresco.fileserver] Failed to get local domain/workgroup name, using default of WORKGROUP
16:27:36,337 ERROR [org.alfresco.fileserver] (This may be due to firewall settings or incorrect <broadcast> setting)
16:27:36,523 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'fileServers' subsystem, ID: [fileServers, default] complete
16:27:36,524 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'imap' subsystem, ID: [imap, default]
16:27:36,582 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:36,746 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'imap' subsystem, ID: [imap, default] complete
16:27:36,746 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'email' subsystem, ID: [email, outbound]
16:27:36,771 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:36,943 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'email' subsystem, ID: [email, outbound] complete
16:27:36,943 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'email' subsystem, ID: [email, inbound]
16:27:36,971 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:37,082 WARN  [org.springframework.beans.GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor] Invalid JavaBean property 'blockedSenders' being accessed! Ambiguous write methods found next to actually used [public void org.alfresco.email.server.EmailServer.setBlockedSenders(java.util.List)]: [public void org.alfresco.email.server.EmailServer.setBlockedSenders(java.lang.String)]
16:27:37,083 WARN  [org.springframework.beans.GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor] Invalid JavaBean property 'allowedSenders' being accessed! Ambiguous write methods found next to actually used [public void org.alfresco.email.server.EmailServer.setAllowedSenders(java.util.List)]: [public void org.alfresco.email.server.EmailServer.setAllowedSenders(java.lang.String)]
16:27:37,135 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'email' subsystem, ID: [email, inbound] complete
16:27:37,136 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'googledocs' subsystem, ID: [googledocs, default]
16:27:37,223 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:37,990 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'googledocs' subsystem, ID: [googledocs, default] complete
16:27:37,995 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.usage.UserUsageTrackingComponent] Enabled - calculate missing user usages …
16:27:38,053 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.usage.UserUsageTrackingComponent] Found 0 users to recalculate
16:27:38,057 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.usage.UserUsageTrackingComponent] … calculated missing usages for 0 users
16:27:38,058 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'Synchronization' subsystem, ID: [Synchronization, default]
16:27:38,166 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:38,786 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'Synchronization' subsystem, ID: [Synchronization, default] complete
16:27:38,940 INFO  [org.alfresco.service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco JVM - v1.6.0_18-b07; maximum heap size 455,125MB
16:27:38,940 WARN  [org.alfresco.service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco JVM - WARNING - maximum heap size 455,125MB is less than recommended 512MB
16:27:38,942 INFO  [org.alfresco.service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco started (Community): Current version 3.4.0 (a 3169) schema 4111 - Originally installed version 3.4.0 (a 3169) schema 4111
16:27:38,958 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'Replication' subsystem, ID: [Replication, default]
16:27:38,993 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
16:27:39,066 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'Replication' subsystem, ID: [Replication, default] complete
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Thanks
Aitor