diff --git a/data/templates/dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2 b/data/templates/dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2
index a19b79c00..4da7153c7 100644
--- a/data/templates/dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2
+++ b/data/templates/dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2
@@ -1,72 +1,75 @@
 {% macro render_config(host, address, web_options, ip_suffixes=['']) %}
 {# Address: use=if, if=ethX, usev6=ifv6, ifv6=ethX, usev6=webv6, webv6=https://v6.example.com #}
 {% for ipv in ip_suffixes %}
 use{{ ipv }}={{ address if address == 'web' else 'if' }}{{ ipv }}, \
 {%     if address == 'web' %}
 {%         if web_options.url is vyos_defined %}
 web{{ ipv }}={{ web_options.url }}, \
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if web_options.skip is vyos_defined %}
 web-skip{{ ipv }}='{{ web_options.skip }}', \
 {%         endif %}
 {%     else %}
 if{{ ipv }}={{ address }}, \
 {%     endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {# Other service options #}
 {% for k,v in kwargs.items() %}
 {%     if v is vyos_defined %}
 {{ k }}={{ v }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }} \
 {%     endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {# Actual hostname for the service #}
 {{ host }}
 {% endmacro %}
 ### Autogenerated by dns_dynamic.py ###
 daemon=1m
 syslog=yes
 ssl=yes
 pid={{ config_file | replace('.conf', '.pid') }}
 cache={{ config_file | replace('.conf', '.cache') }}
+{# Explicitly override global options for reliability #}
+web=googledomains {# ddclient default ('dyndns') doesn't support ssl and results in process lockup #}
+use=no            {# ddclient default ('ip') results in confusing warning message in log #}
 
 {% if address is vyos_defined %}
 {%     for address, service_cfg in address.items() %}
 {%         if service_cfg.rfc2136 is vyos_defined %}
 {%             for name, config in service_cfg.rfc2136.items() %}
 {%                 if config.description is vyos_defined %}
 # {{ config.description }}
 
 {%                 endif %}
 {%                 for host in config.host_name if config.host_name is vyos_defined %}
 # RFC2136 dynamic DNS configuration for {{ name }}: [{{ config.zone }}, {{ host }}]
 {# Don't append 'new-style' compliant suffix ('usev4', 'usev6', 'ifv4', 'ifv6' etc.)
    to the properties since 'nsupdate' doesn't support that yet. #}
 {{ render_config(host, address, service_cfg.web_options,
                  protocol='nsupdate', server=config.server, zone=config.zone,
                  password=config.key, ttl=config.ttl) }}
 
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endfor %}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if service_cfg.service is vyos_defined %}
 {%             for name, config in service_cfg.service.items() %}
 {%                 if config.description is vyos_defined %}
 # {{ config.description }}
 
 {%                 endif %}
 {%                 for host in config.host_name if config.host_name is vyos_defined %}
 {%                     set ip_suffixes = ['v4', 'v6'] if config.ip_version == 'both'
                                                       else (['v6'] if config.ip_version == 'ipv6' else ['']) %}
 # Web service dynamic DNS configuration for {{ name }}: [{{ config.protocol }}, {{ host }}]
-{# For ipv4 only setup, don't append 'new-style' compliant suffix ('usev4', 'ifv4', 'webv4' etc.)
-   to the properties and instead live through the deprecation warnings for better compatibility
-   with most ddclient protocols. #}
+{# For ipv4 only setup or legacy ipv6 setup, don't append 'new-style' compliant suffix
+   ('usev4', 'ifv4', 'webv4' etc.) to the properties and instead live through the
+   deprecation warnings for better compatibility with most ddclient protocols. #}
 {{ render_config(host, address, service_cfg.web_options, ip_suffixes,
                  protocol=config.protocol, server=config.server, zone=config.zone,
                  login=config.username, password=config.password) }}
 
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endfor %}
 {%         endif %}
 {%     endfor %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/data/templates/dns-dynamic/override.conf.j2 b/data/templates/dns-dynamic/override.conf.j2
index 8a9dfcd70..6ca1b8a45 100644
--- a/data/templates/dns-dynamic/override.conf.j2
+++ b/data/templates/dns-dynamic/override.conf.j2
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 {% set vrf_command = 'ip vrf exec ' ~ vrf ~ ' ' if vrf is vyos_defined else '' %}
 [Unit]
 ConditionPathExists={{ config_file }}
 After=vyos-router.service
 
 [Service]
-PIDFile=
 PIDFile={{ config_file | replace('.conf', '.pid') }}
 EnvironmentFile=
 ExecStart=
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/ddclient -file {{ config_file }}
diff --git a/interface-definitions/dns-dynamic.xml.in b/interface-definitions/dns-dynamic.xml.in
index 292c50603..c7b45b8f7 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/dns-dynamic.xml.in
+++ b/interface-definitions/dns-dynamic.xml.in
@@ -1,159 +1,159 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <interfaceDefinition>
   <node name="service">
     <children>
       <node name="dns">
         <properties>
-          <help>Domain Name System related services</help>
+          <help>Domain Name System (DNS) related services</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <node name="dynamic" owner="${vyos_conf_scripts_dir}/dns_dynamic.py">
             <properties>
               <help>Dynamic DNS</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <tagNode name="address">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Obtain IP address to send Dynamic DNS update for</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>txt</format>
                     <description>Use interface to obtain the IP address</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>web</format>
                     <description>Use HTTP(S) web request to obtain the IP address</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
                     <list>web</list>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     #include <include/constraint/interface-name.xml.i>
                     <regex>web</regex>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
                   <node name="web-options">
                     <properties>
                       <help>Options when using HTTP(S) web request to obtain the IP address</help>
                     </properties>
                     <children>
                       #include <include/url.xml.i>
                       <leafNode name="skip">
                         <properties>
                           <help>Pattern to skip from the HTTP(S) respose</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>Pattern to skip from the HTTP(S) respose to extract the external IP address</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                         </properties>
                       </leafNode>
                     </children>
                   </node>
                   <tagNode name="rfc2136">
                     <properties>
                       <help>RFC2136 nsupdate configuration</help>
                       <valueHelp>
                         <format>txt</format>
                         <description>RFC2136 nsupdate service name</description>
                       </valueHelp>
                     </properties>
                     <children>
                       #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
                       #include <include/dns/dynamic-service-host-name-server.xml.i>
                       <leafNode name="key">
                         <properties>
                           <help>File containing the TSIG secret key shared with remote DNS server</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>filename</format>
                             <description>File in /config/auth directory</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <validator name="file-path" argument="--strict --parent-dir /config/auth"/>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                       </leafNode>
                       #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                       <leafNode name="zone">
                         <properties>
                           <help>Forwarding zone to be updated</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>RFC2136 Zone to be updated</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <validator name="fqdn"/>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                       </leafNode>
                     </children>
                   </tagNode>
                   <tagNode name="service">
                     <properties>
                       <help>Dynamic DNS configuration</help>
                       <valueHelp>
                         <format>txt</format>
                         <description>Dynamic DNS service name</description>
                       </valueHelp>
                     </properties>
                     <children>
                       #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
                       #include <include/dns/dynamic-service-host-name-server.xml.i>
                       #include <include/generic-username.xml.i>
                       #include <include/generic-password.xml.i>
                       <leafNode name="protocol">
                         <properties>
                           <help>ddclient protocol used for Dynamic DNS service</help>
                           <completionHelp>
                             <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_ddclient_protocols.sh</script>
                           </completionHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <validator name="ddclient-protocol"/>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                       </leafNode>
                       <leafNode name="zone">
                         <properties>
                           <help>DNS zone to update (not used by all protocols)</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>Name of DNS zone</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                         </properties>
                       </leafNode>
                       <leafNode name="ip-version">
                         <properties>
                           <help>IP address version to use</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>_ipv4</format>
                             <description>Use only IPv4 address</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>_ipv6</format>
                             <description>Use only IPv6 address</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>both</format>
                             <description>Use both IPv4 and IPv6 address</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <completionHelp>
                             <list>ipv4 ipv6 both</list>
                           </completionHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>(ipv[46]|both)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                           <constraintErrorMessage>IP Version must be literal 'ipv4', 'ipv6' or 'both'</constraintErrorMessage>
                         </properties>
                         <defaultValue>ipv4</defaultValue>
                       </leafNode>
                     </children>
                   </tagNode>
                 </children>
               </tagNode>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
 </interfaceDefinition>
diff --git a/interface-definitions/dns-forwarding.xml.in b/interface-definitions/dns-forwarding.xml.in
index ced1c9c31..86dc47a47 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/dns-forwarding.xml.in
+++ b/interface-definitions/dns-forwarding.xml.in
@@ -1,690 +1,690 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!-- DNS forwarder configuration -->
 <interfaceDefinition>
   <node name="service">
     <children>
       <node name="dns">
         <properties>
-          <help>Domain Name System related services</help>
+          <help>Domain Name System (DNS) related services</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <node name="forwarding" owner="${vyos_conf_scripts_dir}/dns_forwarding.py">
             <properties>
               <help>DNS forwarding</help>
               <priority>918</priority>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="cache-size">
                 <properties>
                   <help>DNS forwarding cache size</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>u32:0-2147483647</format>
                     <description>DNS forwarding cache size</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-2147483647"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <defaultValue>10000</defaultValue>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="dhcp">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Interfaces whose DHCP client nameservers to forward requests to</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="dns64-prefix">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Help to communicate between IPv6-only client and IPv4-only server</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv6net</format>
                     <description>IPv6 address and /96 only prefix length</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="ipv6-prefix"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="dnssec">
                 <properties>
                   <help>DNSSEC mode</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <list>off process-no-validate process log-fail validate</list>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>off</format>
                     <description>No DNSSEC processing whatsoever!</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>process-no-validate</format>
                     <description>Respond with DNSSEC records to clients that ask for it. No validation done at all!</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>process</format>
                     <description>Respond with DNSSEC records to clients that ask for it. Validation for clients that request it.</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>log-fail</format>
                     <description>Similar behaviour to process, but validate RRSIGs on responses and log bogus responses.</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>validate</format>
                     <description>Full blown DNSSEC validation. Send SERVFAIL to clients on bogus responses.</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <regex>(off|process-no-validate|process|log-fail|validate)</regex>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <defaultValue>process-no-validate</defaultValue>
               </leafNode>
               <tagNode name="domain">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Domain to forward to a custom DNS server</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>txt</format>
                     <description>An absolute DNS domain name</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="fqdn"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
                   #include <include/name-server-ipv4-ipv6-port.xml.i>
                   <leafNode name="addnta">
                     <properties>
                       <help>Add NTA (negative trust anchor) for this domain (must be set if the domain does not support DNSSEC)</help>
                       <valueless/>
                     </properties>
                   </leafNode>
                   <leafNode name="recursion-desired">
                     <properties>
                       <help>Set the "recursion desired" bit in requests to the upstream nameserver</help>
                       <valueless/>
                     </properties>
                   </leafNode>
                 </children>
               </tagNode>
               <tagNode name="authoritative-domain">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Domain to host authoritative records for</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>txt</format>
                     <description>An absolute DNS domain name</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="fqdn"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
                   <node name="records">
                     <properties>
                       <help>DNS zone records</help>
                     </properties>
                     <children>
                       <tagNode name="a">
                         <properties>
                           <help>A record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>@</format>
                             <description>Root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>any</format>
                             <description>Wildcard record (any subdomain)</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@|any)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <leafNode name="address">
                             <properties>
                               <help>IPv4 address</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>ipv4</format>
                                 <description>IPv4 address</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                               <multi/>
                               <constraint>
                                 <validator name="ipv4-address"/>
                               </constraint>
                             </properties>
                           </leafNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                       <tagNode name="aaaa">
                         <properties>
                           <help>AAAA record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>@</format>
                             <description>Root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>any</format>
                             <description>Wildcard record (any subdomain)</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@|any)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <leafNode name="address">
                             <properties>
                               <help>IPv6 address</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>ipv6</format>
                                 <description>IPv6 address</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                               <multi/>
                               <constraint>
                                 <validator name="ipv6-address"/>
                               </constraint>
                             </properties>
                           </leafNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                       <tagNode name="cname">
                         <properties>
                           <help>CNAME record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>@</format>
                             <description>Root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <leafNode name="target">
                             <properties>
                               <help>Target DNS name</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>name.example.com</format>
                                 <description>Absolute DNS name</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                               <constraint>
                                 <regex>[-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                               </constraint>
                             </properties>
                           </leafNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                       <tagNode name="mx">
                         <properties>
                           <help>MX record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>@</format>
                             <description>Root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <tagNode name="server">
                             <properties>
                               <help>Mail server</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>name.example.com</format>
                                 <description>Absolute DNS name</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                               <constraint>
                                 <regex>[-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                               </constraint>
                             </properties>
                             <children>
                               <leafNode name="priority">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Server priority</help>
                                   <valueHelp>
                                     <format>u32:1-999</format>
                                     <description>Server priority (lower numbers are higher priority)</description>
                                   </valueHelp>
                                   <constraint>
                                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 1-999"/>
                                   </constraint>
                                 </properties>
                                 <defaultValue>10</defaultValue>
                               </leafNode>
                             </children>
                           </tagNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                       <tagNode name="ns">
                         <properties>
                           <help>NS record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <leafNode name="target">
                             <properties>
                               <help>Target DNS server authoritative for subdomain</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>nsXX.example.com</format>
                                 <description>Absolute DNS name</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                               <constraint>
                                 <regex>[-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                               </constraint>
                             </properties>
                           </leafNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                       <tagNode name="ptr">
                         <properties>
                           <help>PTR record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>@</format>
                             <description>Root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <leafNode name="target">
                             <properties>
                               <help>Target DNS name</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>name.example.com</format>
                                 <description>Absolute DNS name</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                               <constraint>
                                 <regex>[-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                               </constraint>
                             </properties>
                           </leafNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                       <tagNode name="txt">
                         <properties>
                           <help>TXT record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>@</format>
                             <description>Root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <leafNode name="value">
                             <properties>
                               <help>Record contents</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>txt</format>
                                 <description>Record contents</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                               <multi/>
                             </properties>
                           </leafNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                       <tagNode name="spf">
                         <properties>
                           <help>SPF record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>@</format>
                             <description>Root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <leafNode name="value">
                             <properties>
                               <help>Record contents</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>txt</format>
                                 <description>Record contents</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                             </properties>
                           </leafNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                       <tagNode name="srv">
                         <properties>
                           <help>SRV record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>@</format>
                             <description>Root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <tagNode name="entry">
                             <properties>
                               <help>Service entry</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>u32:0-65535</format>
                                 <description>Entry number</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                               <constraint>
                                 <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-65535"/>
                               </constraint>
                             </properties>
                             <children>
                               <leafNode name="hostname">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Server hostname</help>
                                   <valueHelp>
                                     <format>name.example.com</format>
                                     <description>Absolute DNS name</description>
                                   </valueHelp>
                                   <constraint>
                                     <regex>[-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                                   </constraint>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="port">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Port number</help>
                                   <valueHelp>
                                     <format>u32:0-65535</format>
                                     <description>TCP/UDP port number</description>
                                   </valueHelp>
                                   <constraint>
                                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-65536"/>
                                   </constraint>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="priority">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Entry priority</help>
                                   <valueHelp>
                                     <format>u32:0-65535</format>
                                     <description>Entry priority (lower numbers are higher priority)</description>
                                   </valueHelp>
                                   <constraint>
                                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-65535"/>
                                   </constraint>
                                 </properties>
                                 <defaultValue>10</defaultValue>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="weight">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Entry weight</help>
                                   <valueHelp>
                                     <format>u32:0-65535</format>
                                     <description>Entry weight</description>
                                   </valueHelp>
                                   <constraint>
                                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-65535"/>
                                   </constraint>
                                 </properties>
                                 <defaultValue>0</defaultValue>
                               </leafNode>
                             </children>
                           </tagNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                       <tagNode name="naptr">
                         <properties>
                           <help>NAPTR record</help>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>txt</format>
                             <description>A DNS name relative to the root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <valueHelp>
                             <format>@</format>
                             <description>Root record</description>
                           </valueHelp>
                           <constraint>
                             <regex>([-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}|@)(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                           </constraint>
                         </properties>
                         <children>
                           <tagNode name="rule">
                             <properties>
                               <help>NAPTR rule</help>
                               <valueHelp>
                                 <format>u32:0-65535</format>
                                 <description>Rule number</description>
                               </valueHelp>
                               <constraint>
                                 <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-65535"/>
                               </constraint>
                             </properties>
                             <children>
                               <leafNode name="order">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Rule order</help>
                                   <valueHelp>
                                     <format>u32:0-65535</format>
                                     <description>Rule order (lower order is evaluated first)</description>
                                   </valueHelp>
                                   <constraint>
                                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-65535"/>
                                   </constraint>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="preference">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Rule preference</help>
                                   <valueHelp>
                                     <format>u32:0-65535</format>
                                     <description>Rule preference</description>
                                   </valueHelp>
                                   <constraint>
                                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-65535"/>
                                   </constraint>
                                 </properties>
                                 <defaultValue>0</defaultValue>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="lookup-srv">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>S flag</help>
                                   <valueless/>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="lookup-a">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>A flag</help>
                                   <valueless/>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="resolve-uri">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>U flag</help>
                                   <valueless/>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="protocol-specific">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>P flag</help>
                                   <valueless/>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="service">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Service type</help>
                                   <constraint>
                                     <regex>[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]{0,31}(\+[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]{0,31})?</regex>
                                   </constraint>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="regexp">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Regular expression</help>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                               <leafNode name="replacement">
                                 <properties>
                                   <help>Replacement DNS name</help>
                                   <valueHelp>
                                     <format>name.example.com</format>
                                     <description>Absolute DNS name</description>
                                   </valueHelp>
                                   <constraint>
                                     <regex>[-_a-zA-Z0-9.]{1,63}(?&lt;!\.)</regex>
                                   </constraint>
                                 </properties>
                               </leafNode>
                             </children>
                           </tagNode>
                           #include <include/dns/time-to-live.xml.i>
                           #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                         </children>
                       </tagNode>
                     </children>
                   </node>
                   #include <include/generic-disable-node.xml.i>
                 </children>
               </tagNode>
               <leafNode name="ignore-hosts-file">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Do not use local /etc/hosts file in name resolution</help>
                   <valueless/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="no-serve-rfc1918">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Makes the server authoritatively not aware of RFC1918 addresses</help>
 		          <valueless/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="allow-from">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Networks allowed to query this server</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv4net</format>
                     <description>IP address and prefix length</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv6net</format>
                     <description>IPv6 address and prefix length</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <multi/>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="ip-prefix"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               #include <include/listen-address.xml.i>
               #include <include/port-number.xml.i>
               <leafNode name="port">
                 <defaultValue>53</defaultValue>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="negative-ttl">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Maximum amount of time negative entries are cached</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>u32:0-7200</format>
                     <description>Seconds to cache NXDOMAIN entries</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 0-7200"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <defaultValue>3600</defaultValue>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="timeout">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Number of milliseconds to wait for a remote authoritative server to respond</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>u32:10-60000</format>
                     <description>Network timeout in milliseconds</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 10-60000"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <defaultValue>1500</defaultValue>
               </leafNode>
               #include <include/name-server-ipv4-ipv6-port.xml.i>
               <leafNode name="source-address">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Local addresses from which to send DNS queries</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_local_ips.sh --both</script>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv4</format>
                     <description>IPv4 address from which to send traffic</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv6</format>
                     <description>IPv6 address from which to send traffic</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <multi/>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="ip-address"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <defaultValue>0.0.0.0 ::</defaultValue>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="system">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Use system name servers</help>
                   <valueless/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
 </interfaceDefinition>
diff --git a/op-mode-definitions/dns-dynamic.xml.in b/op-mode-definitions/dns-dynamic.xml.in
index 8047d55cd..4f0399964 100644
--- a/op-mode-definitions/dns-dynamic.xml.in
+++ b/op-mode-definitions/dns-dynamic.xml.in
@@ -1,75 +1,102 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <interfaceDefinition>
+  <node name="monitor">
+    <children>
+      <node name="log">
+        <children>
+          <node name="dns">
+            <properties>
+              <help>Monitor last lines of Domain Name System (DNS) related services</help>
+            </properties>
+            <children>
+              <node name="dynamic">
+                <properties>
+                  <help>Monitor last lines of Dynamic DNS update service</help>
+                </properties>
+                <command>journalctl --no-hostname --follow --boot --unit ddclient.service</command>
+              </node>
+            </children>
+          </node>
+        </children>
+      </node>
+    </children>
+  </node>
   <node name="show">
     <children>
       <node name="log">
         <children>
           <node name="dns">
+            <properties>
+              <help>Show log for Domain Name System (DNS) related services</help>
+            </properties>
             <children>
               <node name="dynamic">
                 <properties>
-                  <help>Show log for dynamic DNS</help>
+                  <help>Show log for Dynamic DNS update service</help>
                 </properties>
-                <command>cat $(printf "%s\n" /var/log/messages* | sort -nr) | grep -e "ddclient"</command>
+                <command>journalctl --no-hostname --boot --unit ddclient.service</command>
               </node>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
       <node name="dns">
         <properties>
-          <help>Show DNS information</help>
+          <help>Show Domain Name System (DNS) related information</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <node name="dynamic">
             <properties>
               <help>Show Dynamic DNS information</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="status">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Show Dynamic DNS status</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>sudo ${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/dns_dynamic.py --status</command>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
   <node name="restart">
     <children>
       <node name="dns">
+        <properties>
+          <help>Restart specific Domain Name System (DNS) related service</help>
+        </properties>
         <children>
           <node name="dynamic">
             <properties>
               <help>Restart Dynamic DNS service</help>
             </properties>
             <command>sudo ${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/dns_dynamic.py --update</command>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
   <node name="update">
     <properties>
       <help>Update data for a service</help>
     </properties>
     <children>
       <node name="dns">
         <properties>
-          <help>Update DNS information</help>
+          <help>Update Domain Name System (DNS) related information</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <node name="dynamic">
             <properties>
               <help>Update Dynamic DNS information</help>
             </properties>
             <command>sudo ${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/dns_dynamic.py --update</command>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
 </interfaceDefinition>
diff --git a/op-mode-definitions/dns-forwarding.xml.in b/op-mode-definitions/dns-forwarding.xml.in
index c8ca117be..a4c650c38 100644
--- a/op-mode-definitions/dns-forwarding.xml.in
+++ b/op-mode-definitions/dns-forwarding.xml.in
@@ -1,112 +1,112 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <interfaceDefinition>
   <node name="monitor">
     <children>
       <node name="log">
         <children>
           <node name="dns">
             <properties>
-              <help>Monitor last lines of Domain Name Service (DNS)</help>
+              <help>Monitor last lines of Domain Name System (DNS) related services</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <node name="forwarding">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Monitor last lines of DNS forwarding</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>journalctl --no-hostname --follow --boot --unit pdns-recursor.service</command>
               </node>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
   <node name="show">
     <children>
       <node name="log">
         <children>
           <node name="dns">
             <properties>
-              <help>Show log for Domain Name Service (DNS)</help>
+              <help>Show log for Domain Name System (DNS) related services</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <node name="forwarding">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Show log for DNS Forwarding</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>journalctl --no-hostname --boot --unit pdns-recursor.service</command>
               </node>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
       <node name="dns">
         <properties>
-          <help>Show DNS information</help>
+          <help>Show Domain Name System (DNS) related information</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <node name="forwarding">
             <properties>
               <help>Show DNS forwarding information</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="statistics">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Show DNS forwarding statistics</help>
                 </properties>
                 <command>sudo ${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/dns.py show_forwarding_statistics</command>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
   <node name="restart">
     <children>
       <node name="dns">
         <properties>
-          <help>Restart specific DNS service</help>
+          <help>Restart specific Domain Name System (DNS) related service</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <leafNode name="forwarding">
             <properties>
               <help>Restart DNS forwarding service</help>
             </properties>
             <command>sudo ${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/dns_forwarding_restart.sh</command>
           </leafNode>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
   <node name="reset">
     <children>
       <node name="dns">
         <properties>
-          <help>Reset a DNS service state</help>
+          <help>Reset Domain Name System (DNS) related service state</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <node name="forwarding">
             <properties>
               <help>Reset DNS forwarding cache</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <tagNode name="domain">
                 <command>sudo ${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/dns_forwarding_reset.py $5</command>
                 <properties>
                   <help>Reset DNS forwarding cache for a domain</help>
                 </properties>
               </tagNode>
               <leafNode name="all">
                 <command>sudo ${vyos_op_scripts_dir}/dns_forwarding_reset.py --all</command>
                 <properties>
                   <help>Reset DNS forwarding cache</help>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </node>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
 </interfaceDefinition>
diff --git a/src/conf_mode/dns_dynamic.py b/src/conf_mode/dns_dynamic.py
index e070a3502..67134e681 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/dns_dynamic.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/dns_dynamic.py
@@ -1,138 +1,142 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2018-2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
 
 from sys import exit
 
 from vyos.config import Config
 from vyos.configdict import dict_merge
 from vyos.template import render
 from vyos.util import call
 from vyos.xml import defaults
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from vyos import airbag
 airbag.enable()
 
 config_file = r'/run/ddclient/ddclient.conf'
 systemd_override = r'/run/systemd/system/ddclient.service.d/override.conf'
 
 # Protocols that require zone
 zone_allowed = ['cloudflare', 'godaddy', 'hetzner', 'gandi', 'nfsn']
 
 # Protocols that do not require username
 username_unnecessary = ['1984', 'cloudflare', 'cloudns', 'duckdns', 'freemyip', 'hetzner', 'keysystems', 'njalla']
 
 # Protocols that support both IPv4 and IPv6
 dualstack_supported = ['cloudflare', 'dyndns2', 'freedns', 'njalla']
 
 def get_config(config=None):
     if config:
         conf = config
     else:
         conf = Config()
 
     base_level = ['service', 'dns', 'dynamic']
     if not conf.exists(base_level):
         return None
 
     dyndns = conf.get_config_dict(base_level, key_mangling=('-', '_'), get_first_key=True)
 
     if 'address' in dyndns:
         for address in dyndns['address']:
             # Apply service specific defaults (svc_type = ['rfc2136', 'service'])
             for svc_type in dyndns['address'][address]:
                 default_values = defaults(base_level + ['address', svc_type])
                 for svc_cfg in dyndns['address'][address][svc_type]:
                     dyndns['address'][address][svc_type][svc_cfg] = dict_merge(
                         default_values, dyndns['address'][address][svc_type][svc_cfg])
 
     dyndns['config_file'] = config_file
     return dyndns
 
 def verify(dyndns):
     # bail out early - looks like removal from running config
     if not dyndns or 'address' not in dyndns:
         return None
 
     for address in dyndns['address']:
         # RFC2136 - configuration validation
         if 'rfc2136' in dyndns['address'][address]:
             for config in dyndns['address'][address]['rfc2136'].values():
                 for field in ['host_name', 'zone', 'server', 'key']:
                     if field not in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{field.replace("_", "-")}" is required for RFC2136 '
                                           f'based Dynamic DNS service on "{address}"')
 
         # Dynamic DNS service provider - configuration validation
         if 'service' in dyndns['address'][address]:
             for service, config in dyndns['address'][address]['service'].items():
                 error_msg = f'is required for Dynamic DNS service "{service}" on "{address}"'
 
                 for field in ['host_name', 'password', 'protocol']:
                     if field not in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{field.replace("_", "-")}" {error_msg}')
 
                 if config['protocol'] in zone_allowed and 'zone' not in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"zone" {error_msg}')
 
                 if config['protocol'] not in zone_allowed and 'zone' in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{config["protocol"]}" does not support "zone"')
 
                 if config['protocol'] not in username_unnecessary:
                     if 'username' not in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"username" {error_msg}')
 
                 if config['ip_version'] == 'both':
                     if config['protocol'] not in dualstack_supported:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{config["protocol"]}" does not support '
                                           f'both IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time')
                     # dyndns2 protocol in ddclient honors dual stack only for dyn.com (dyndns.org)
                     if config['protocol'] == 'dyndns2' and 'server' in config and config['server'] != 'members.dyndns.org':
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{config["protocol"]}" does not support '
                                           f'both IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time for "{config["server"]}"')
 
     return None
 
 def generate(dyndns):
     # bail out early - looks like removal from running config
     if not dyndns or 'address' not in dyndns:
         return None
 
     render(config_file, 'dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2', dyndns)
     render(systemd_override, 'dns-dynamic/override.conf.j2', dyndns)
     return None
 
 def apply(dyndns):
+    systemd_service = 'ddclient.service'
+    # Reload systemd manager configuration
+    call('systemctl daemon-reload')
+
     # bail out early - looks like removal from running config
     if not dyndns or 'address' not in dyndns:
-        call('systemctl stop ddclient.service')
+        call(f'systemctl stop {systemd_service}')
         if os.path.exists(config_file):
             os.unlink(config_file)
     else:
-        call('systemctl restart ddclient.service')
+        call(f'systemctl reload-or-restart {systemd_service}')
 
     return None
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         c = get_config()
         verify(c)
         generate(c)
         apply(c)
     except ConfigError as e:
         print(e)
         exit(1)