9.1.1 as root vs 8.2.3-REL as named

[James A Griffin]

You can find information if the FAQ and the migration documents that are
part of the tar.gz package.

Do the following:

make clean
./configure --disable-threads [--prefix=/usr] <- if you don't want to
install in /usr/local
make
make test
make install

and start named (/etc/rc.d/init/named start)

Regards,
Jim



Giorgio Signorini wrote:
> 
> On my Linux (2.2.14-5.0), BIND version 9.1.1 won't run as an
> unprivileged user:
> 
>   # named -u named
>   /usr/sbin/named: -u not supported on Linux kernels older than
>   2.3.99-pre3 when using threads
> 
> My other option is 8.2.3-REL. In your opinion, which one is best from
> a security point of view, 9.1.1 run as root, or 8.2.3-REL run as user
> "named"?
> 
> Thank you for your help,
> 
> -- GFS
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