Bind not working

[radioguy]

I noticed my Bind-server is off line. I just noticed it, so I'm not sure how it was broke or if it is. When I restart named, I get this message.

Aug 15 08:29:19 server named: /etc/named.conf:5: change directory to '/var/named/chroot/var/named' failed: file not found
Aug 15 08:29:19 server named:
Aug 15 08:29:19 server named: /etc/named.conf:5: parsing failed

Thanks for your help.

[till]

Originally Posted by radioguy

I noticed my Bind-server is off line. I just noticed it, so I'm not sure how it was broke or if it is. When I restart named, I get this message.

Aug 15 08:29:19 server named: /etc/named.conf:5: change directory to '/var/named/chroot/var/named' failed: file not found
Aug 15 08:29:19 server named:
Aug 15 08:29:19 server named: /etc/named.conf:5: parsing failed

Thanks for your help.

Is the file /etc/named.conf there?

[radioguy]

Yes its there here are the contents:

options {
pid-file "/var/named/chroot/var/run/named/named.pid";
directory "/var/named/chroot/var/named";
auth-nxdomain no;
/*
* If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
* to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
* directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
* questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
* port by default.
*/
// query-source address * port 53;
};

//
// a caching only nameserver config
//
zone "." {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "named.local";
};

zone "111.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "pri.111.168.192.in-addr.arpa";
};


zone "cumuluseugene.com" {
type master;
file "pri.cumuluseugene.com";
};



//// MAKE MANUAL ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE! ////

[falko]

I guess the directory /var/named/chroot/var/named is missing?

[radioguy]

Actually, it is there. Here are the contents:

chroot localdomain.zone named.broadcast named.ip6.local named.zero pri.cumuluseugene.com slaves
data localhost.zone named.ca named.local pri.111.168.192.in-addr.arpa pri.https:

[falko]

I think this has to do with the fact that your Bind is running chrooted. Maybe some symlink that's missing...

[radioguy]

I had a file permission problem. All is good now.

[silviuchingaru]

How did u solved? because I'm haveing the same problem...

[Simulacra]

I have run into the same issue. It does seem to be a permissions issue with the chroot jail. No response from the poster, so if anyone has any information I would greatly appreciate your help.

Thanks

[Simulacra]

I ventured back to the manual. Although everything was done properly during the installation, for some reason the permissions set for Named did not stay. I simply chmod'd the directories as the guide instructed and Bind was working again.

Brian