# Unbound keep getting SERVFAIL
**URL:** https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/unbound-keep-getting-servfail/54807
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [April 9, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/unbound-keep-getting-servfail/54807 "2022-04-09T20:37:57Z")
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### Author:  [@aka77](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/aka77)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/unbound-keep-getting-servfail/54807/1 "2022-04-09T20:37:57Z")
Hi,
I tried everything, nothing really help. Also I'm newbie.
```auto
dig pi-hole.net @ 127.0.0.1 -p 5335
<<>> DiG 9.16.27-Raspbian <<>> pi-hole.net @ 127.0.0.1 -p 5335
global options: +cmd
Got answer:
->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 48133
flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1472
QUESTION SECTION:
pi-hole.net. IN A
Query time: 0 msec
SERVER: 127.0.0.1#5335(127.0.0.1)
WHEN: Sat Apr 09 23:41:58 IDT 2022
MSG SIZE rcvd: 40
```
unbound-checkconf:
`no errors in /etc/unbound/unbound.conf`
```auto
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf:include-toplevel: "/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/*.conf"
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/resolvconf_resolvers.conf:forward-zone:
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/resolvconf_resolvers.conf: name: "."
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/resolvconf_resolvers.conf: forward-addr: 2a00:a040:0:200::1
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/resolvconf_resolvers.conf: forward-addr: 2001:4860:4860::8888
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/root-auto-trust-anchor-file.conf:server:
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/root-auto-trust-anchor-file.conf: auto-trust-anchor-file: "/var/lib/unbound/root.key"
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf:server:
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: verbosity: 0
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: interface: 127.0.0.1
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: port: 5335
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: do-ip4: yes
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: do-udp: yes
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: do-tcp: yes
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: do-ip6: no
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: prefer-ip6: no
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: harden-glue: yes
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: harden-dnssec-stripped: yes
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: use-caps-for-id: no
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: edns-buffer-size: 1472
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: prefetch: yes
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: num-threads: 1
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: so-rcvbuf: 1m
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: private-address: 192.168.0.0/16
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: private-address: 169.254.0.0/16
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: private-address: 172.16.0.0/12
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: private-address: 10.0.0.0/8
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: private-address: fd00::/8
/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/pi-hole.conf: private-address: fe80::/10
```
unbound.service - Unbound DNS server
```auto
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/unbound.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sat 2022-04-09 23:15:13 IDT; 21min ago
Docs: man:unbound(8)
Process: 26687 ExecStartPre=/usr/lib/unbound/package-helper chroot_setup (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 26690 ExecStartPre=/usr/lib/unbound/package-helper root_trust_anchor_update (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 26693 (unbound)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 3720)
CPU: 147ms
CGroup: /system.slice/unbound.service
└─26693 /usr/sbin/unbound -d -p
Apr 09 23:15:13 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Unbound DNS server...
Apr 09 23:15:13 raspberrypi unbound[26693]: [26693:0] info: start of service (unbound 1.13.1).
Apr 09 23:15:13 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Unbound DNS server.
```
## Debug Token:
_[([https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/Anpub8Ld/](https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/Anpub8Ld/))]_
Hope I did right and thanks.
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### Author:  [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/unbound-keep-getting-servfail/54807/2 "2022-04-09T21:24:12Z")
1. Edit file `/etc/resolvconf.conf` and comment out the last line which should read:
`unbound_conf=/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/resolvconf_resolvers.conf`
1. Delete the unwanted unbound configuration file:
`sudo rm /etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/resolvconf_resolvers.conf`
1. Restart unbound:
`sudo service unbound restart`
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/unbound-keep-getting-servfail/54807/5 "2022-05-05T02:36:25Z")
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