--- pdnsd-1.2.5/src/status.c.orig	2006-12-09 19:35:24 +0500

+++ pdnsd-1.2.5/src/status.c	2006-12-09 19:38:12 +0500

@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@

 		}

 	}

+	if (stat_sock == -1)

+		return NULL;

 	if (listen(stat_sock,5)==-1) {

 		log_warn("Error: could not listen on socket: %s.\nStatus readback will be impossible",strerror(errno));

 		goto exit_thread;

@@ -662,6 +664,7 @@

  exit_thread:

 	stat_pipe=0;

 	close(stat_sock);

+	stat_sock = -1;

 	statsock_thrid=main_thrid;

 	return NULL;

@@ -706,6 +709,7 @@

 		if (bind(stat_sock,(struct sockaddr *)sa,sa_len)==-1) {

 			log_warn("Error: could not bind socket: %s.\nStatus readback will be impossible",strerror(errno));

 			close(stat_sock);

+			stat_sock = -1;

 			stat_pipe=0;

 		}

 		umask(old_mask);