The showstopper 'I saw error 'xx' in my logs', now what?

[L&LD]

I see the following every 5 minutes in the log. Not sure if it's a real problem or not.
I need to upgrade to the latest but just haven't the time lately.

Apr  8 20:05:01 rc_service: service 3461:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:10:00 rc_service: service 3582:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:15:00 rc_service: service 3708:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:20:00 rc_service: service 3827:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:25:00 rc_service: service 3955:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:30:00 rc_service: service 4076:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:35:00 rc_service: service 4215:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:40:00 rc_service: service 4332:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:45:00 rc_service: service 4458:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:50:00 rc_service: service 4582:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 20:55:00 rc_service: service 4709:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:00:01 rc_service: service 4846:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:05:01 rc_service: service 5217:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:10:00 rc_service: service 5337:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:15:00 rc_service: service 5466:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:20:00 rc_service: service 5586:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:25:01 rc_service: service 5713:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:30:00 rc_service: service 5832:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:35:01 rc_service: service 5971:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:40:00 rc_service: service 6092:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:45:00 rc_service: service 6220:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:50:00 rc_service: service 6344:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 21:55:00 rc_service: service 6471:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 22:00:00 rc_service: service 6596:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 22:05:01 rc_service: service 6968:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt
Apr  8 22:10:01 rc_service: service 7088:notify_rc restart_letsencrypt

Before replying, I went and checked my RT-AC86U and it too shows this. Wonder whats up with this?

Maybe just informational? But it shouldn't be restarting like that so often, right?

 

[58chev]

Maybe just informational? But it shouldn't be restarting like that so often, right?

If memory serves me, in past Merlin FW upgrades, I had not seen this.
I hope that it is nothing serious. Can seem to find much info on it.

 

[DAVID LONG]

If your router is working, why look at the logs?

 

[L&LD]

If your router is working, why look at the logs?

Because this possibly indicates it's not?

 

[RMerlin]

see the following every 5 minutes in the log. Not sure if it's a real problem or not.

Probably means your router is trying to renew your Let's Encrypt certificate, and failing.

I don't recommend using that, Let's Encrypt throttles people who try to renew too many certificates for the same domain, meaning most DDNS providers will regularly get throttled.

 

[cmkelley]

Because this possibly indicates it's not?

If you can't tell that you're router's not working, does it really matter?

 

[58chev]

Probably means your router is trying to renew your Let's Encrypt certificate, and failing.

I don't recommend using that, Let's Encrypt throttles people who try to renew too many certificates for the same domain, meaning most DDNS providers will regularly get throttled.

One funny thing is, I never turned this setting to on, I noticed it on one day.

Finally got around to turning "Let's Encrypt" off and no more errors in the log.
AND I can now connect to MYNAME.ASUSCOMM.COM and not have it connect to MY IP ADDRESS.