ndc errors documented?

[Joseph S D Yao]

On Thu, Jul 06, 2000 at 11:19:28AM +0100, Sam Wilson wrote:
> Are ndc errors documented anywhere (apart from in the code, that is)?  I
> recently had a case where a nameserver was running correctly but attempts
> to use ndc brought up the error:
> 
> ndc: error: ctl_client: evConnect(fd 3): Connection refused
> ndc: error: cannot connect to command channel (/etc/ndc)
> 
> Restarting named by killing the process and running named directly had no
> effect on the above error; killing named and restarting with "ndc restart"
> fixed it.  This is BIND 8.2.2p5 on Solaris; named is normally started by
> calling it directly, not via ndc, and ndc normally works.  Can someone
> tell me what happened in this case?  Thanks.
> 
> Before anyone jumps on me I've looked on the ISC site for documentation
> and at the mailing list archive, at two FAQs, various parts of the DNSRD
> site and Ask Mr.DNS before coming here, honest...

This was discussed numerous times in a short period, about a year ago I
think.  ;-/

Unfortunately, unless the massive error message list on Mr. DNS has
them, I know of no separate compendium of 'ndc' error messages.

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