> 1) Are you getting any named config errors when named starts. Check > /var/log/messages. I know in the past, I've seen the named init > script report [OK} on restart, when named actually had errors > preventing it from starting. > > 2) Are you sure named is actually listening on port 953? i.e. > > [root@excelsior etc]# netstat -nap | grep 953 > tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:953 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1044/named Hi, well #2 appears to be a problem - named is not listeningon port 953 # netstat -nap | grep 953 # do I need something else in my configuration. here are the relevant /etc/named.conf lines --- snip --- options { directory "/var/named"; listen-on { 192.168.1.1; 127.0.0.1; }; ... --- snip --- Cheers, Noah > > 3) Are you sure named is not running in a chroot'd environment? > > [root@excelsior etc]# ps auwx | grep named > > named 1046 0.0 2.1 14088 4204 ? S Jun15 4:14 > /usr/sbin/named -u named -t /var/named/chroot > [...snip...] > > Note the -u and -t command line arguments. > > BTW: You can always test your rndc implementation without restarting > named by simply issuing an rndc status. Once the status argument is > working, the stop argument that the named init script issues should > work. i.e. > > [root@excelsior etc]# rndc status > number of zones: 25 > debug level: 0 > xfers running: 0 > xfers deferred: 0 > soa queries in progress: 0 > query logging is ON > server is up and running > > Good Luck > Steve Cowles > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list