Bind always stopping and won't start

[Barrett Richardson]

Are you using the -u and/or -g option. If so try stopping it,
chunk the pid file, and then start it again. After it's up, chown
the pidfile to whoever you specified on the -u switch. Then
try the ndc reload.

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Barrett

On 19 Jul 1999, Jason Richards - Internet Alaska Sysadmin wrote:

> In running bind-8.2, we have quite a lot of problems when reloading dns
> and bind will quit running, without saying a word. Next time time you go
> to reload, it gives an error message about connection refused, and then
> you have to try and start it again.  Sometimes it'll start, other times it
> won't.  It'll say invalid pid or name server not running.  The only way to
> start it is to comment some things out of named.conf. I've had to comment
> out the entry for 127.0.0.0.
> 
> Any clue to help me out?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Jason A. Richards		  		  System Administration
> jasonr at alaska.net                  		   Internet Alaska, Inc
> Phone: 907.562.4638		      		      Fax: 907.276.4807
>           "Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither did I."         
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