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jp8462
5th November 2007, 01:31
I am trying to set up bind using the perfect server config on the site. When I go to start named I get the following response
[root@ut1 named]# /etc/init.d/named start
Starting named:
Error in named configuration:
/etc/named.conf:3: change directory to '/etc/named.d' failed: file not found

/etc/named.conf:3: parsing failed
[FAILED]
Thanks

falko
5th November 2007, 20:30
What's in line 3 of /etc/named.conf?

jp8462
5th November 2007, 22:37
here is the bind.conf


options {
directory "/etc/named.conf";
};

controls { inet 127.0.0.1 allow { localhost; } keys { rndc-key; };
};

key "rndc-key" {
algorithm hmac-md5;
secret "put_code_here" ; # to make a secret code, use:
}; # % mmencode
# foobarsecret
# Zm9vYmFyc2VjcmV0

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "/etc/named.d/localhost.rev";
};



Thanks

jp8462
5th November 2007, 22:37
I meant named.conf

falko
6th November 2007, 22:49
Try
directory "/var/named";
instead.