>> srw------- 1 root wheel 0 Dec 12 08:57 /var/run/ndc= > Because you have not told named to make it different. > see controls <duh> controls { unix "/var/run/ndc" perm 0600 owner 53 group 53; }; srw------- 1 bind bind 0 Dec 13 15:27 /var/run/ndc= grazie! randy