Milver S. Nisay wrote: >> I did this and also tried this and it didn't (it was actually already >> there). I removed the redhat-config-bind package as I was not using >> it and it complicated things (by needing me to use the named.custom >> file). I have since removed it. I've hacked my zone files now so >> I'll be rebuiding them this weekend. I'll give it another try... >> > i have the same problem now even removing those control lines... > stopping the named service will fail but starting it is successful. > but with my other box with the same version, no problem. it's weird. > anyone? > //milver I could be having a memory lapse here, but I seem to remember the problem you describe was logged into bugzilla awhile back. If I remember correctly (i haven't looked at bugzilla), the solution was a kernel upgrade. FWIW: With regards to rndc, I run RH9 at this end and have the following entries in my named.conf file. Note: I run named in a chroot'd jail. ---- cut/paste from /var/named/chroot/etc/named.conf ---- include "/etc/rndc.key"; controls { inet 127.0.0.1 port 953 allow { 127.0.0.1; } keys { "rndc-key"; }; }; # cat /var/named/chroot/etc/rndc.key key "rndc-key" { algorithm hmac-md5; secret "Key Removed from Post"; }; [root@voyager etc]# pwd /var/named/chroot/etc [root@voyager etc]# ls -l total 18 -rw-r----- 1 root named 1279 Feb 22 06:09 localtime -rw-r----- 1 root named 13607 Jan 22 19:02 named.conf -rw-r----- 1 root named 141 Nov 28 17:34 rndc.key Steve Cowles -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list