I think I resolved this via workaround: altered /etc/init.d/kannel script with:
stop) echo -n "Stopping WAP gateway:" CORE_CONF=$(grep -r 'group[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*core' $CONFDIR | cut -d: -f1) ADMIN_PORT=$(grep '^admin-port' $CORE_CONF | sed "s/.*=[[:space:]]*//") ADMIN_PASS=$(grep '^admin-password' $CORE_CONF | sed "s/.*=[[:space:]]*//") STOP_URL="http://127.0.0.1: ${ADMIN_PORT}/shutdown?password=${ADMIN_PASS}" lynx -source $STOP_URL >/dev/null i.e. I'm shutting down bearerbox via it's web-interface before bringing down run-kannel-box daemons hopefully it will help someone else. 2012/4/12 spameden <spame...@gmail.com> > Hello, any update on this? Still having this issue with spool-queue > (happens also on filestore I think) > > > 2012/4/5 spameden <spame...@gmail.com> > >> Hello, list. >> >> This bug was already discussed here: >> >> http://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2010-August/012229.html >> >> But still no solution! >> >> I have smsbox->sqlbox->bearerbox scheme and _VERY_OFTEN_ if i restart >> kannel when it has active queue bearerbox fails to restart. >> >> Please suggest. >> > >