/etc/init.d/varnishd reload is no working anymore Executing /etc/init.d/varnishd reload * Reloading varnish ... * varnishd cannot load configuration in the error log this message appeared: CLI telnet 127.0.0.1 54586 127.0.0.1 46003 Rd vcl.load reload_2018-04-10T15:50:42 /etc/varnish/default.vcl CLI telnet 127.0.0.1 54586 127.0.0.1 46003 Wr 106 Illegal character in VCL name (':') varnishd cannot load configuration The problem is due to this line new_config="reload_$(date +%FT%H:%M:%S)" in reload function cause, i think, vcl.load now do not want anymore files with : character. a patch like this fixed the reload function: --- varnishd.orig 2018-04-10 15:04:11.000000000 +0200 +++ varnishd 2018-04-10 15:51:24.000000000 +0200 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ return 1 fi - new_config="reload_$(date +%FT%H:%M:%S)" + new_config="reload_$(date +%FT%H%M%S)" $VARNISHADM vcl.load $new_config $CONFIGFILE >/dev/null 2>&1 ret=$? if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then Reproducible: Always
we're past varnish 5. i haven't seen in 6 and above. If its still a problem please reopen this bug.
