[rabbitmq-discuss] RabbitMQ queue durability question

Tue Sep 3 09:50:58 BST 2013

Hi Jan,

On 03/09/13 08:59, Jan Jacobs wrote:

> A queue is created by the server or the client 

Are you sure the server and client declare a queue with the same attributes?

> If the client and the server is active and the broker restarts then the
> broker change the queue durability to |durable|: true and it survives
> the restart.

That is not possible, because the non-durable queue is not present on
startup. The broker can't change the queue durability, and neither can a
client. A queue must be deleted before the durability or any other
attribute can be changed.

A possible explanation is that the server and client don't create the
queue with the same attributes, and you see different behaviour
depending on which one gets to declare the queue.

-Emile