BIND 9.4.x vs 9.6.x - pid-file check and creation

[Stacey Jonathan Marshall]

Mark Andrews wrote:
> Looking at the publically available parts of SunSolve there are at least
> bug reports about it.
>
> Requires Support Contract tmp_mkdir()/xmemfs_mkdir() inconsistent with other xxxfs_mkdir() functions.  |  Open in a new window
> bug 6253984
> http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-1-6253984-1 - Sep 10, 2007
>   

FYI this has been fixed in OpenSolaris, alas it has not been fixed in 
Solaris 9 or 10 and currently there are no plans to do so.
>  
> Requires Support Contract tmp_mkdir()/xmemfs_mkdir() inconsistent with other xxxfs_mkdir() functions.  |  Open in a new window
> bug 2152581
> http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-1-2152581-1 - Sep 10, 2007 
>   
This is the Solaris 10 reference, its closed (hence no plans to fix). 
With sufficient justification it could be re-opened.

Stace
> I don't have a copy of the POSIX standard that covers mkdir(2) to
> see what it has to say about it.  Historically however EACCES on
> search failure,  EEXIST if the file/directory exists, then EACCES on
> parent directory write permissions was the error determination order.
>
> Mark
>