named-xfer: can't make tmpfile

[johnny cal]

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>> I have 2 DNS a primary and a slave for my own domain. However, my company
>> has recently merged with another and we have linked the networks. I am
>> setting up one of my servers as a slave to their domain. I have permission
>> to transfer the zone but its not working.
>> 
>> /etc/named.conf
>> zone "oa.comp.com" in {
>>         type slave;
>>         file "oa.db";
>>         masters { 10.64.2.1; };
>> };
>> 
>> /var/log/messages says -
>> named-xfer[1281]: can't make tmpfile (oa.db.Tynueh): Permission denied
>
>	What user are you running named as and what are the permissions of
>	the directory listed in options?
>
>	Mark
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>> 
>> However if I run - /usr/sbin/named-xfer -z oa.comp.com -f /oatest2
>> server -axfr 10.64.2.1
>> it successfully transfers the domain. Whats going on ?
>> 
>> If anyone could I help me out I would really appreciate it.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Tom
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
>1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
>PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews at nominum.com
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I don't know if this will help but we had the same problem before.  I did a 
find . -size 0 -exec rm -i {} \;
/usr/local/sbin/named -c /usr/local/etc/namedb/named.conf

this worked I rememeber reading something about a zero length file before.
does anybody recall reading about a zero length file?
john