BIND 8.2.2-P5 downgrade

[Kevin Darcy]

named.conf and named.boot have a totally different format. That's why simply
renaming the file didn't work. You need to *convert* the named.boot file to a
named.conf file. Do a "man named-bootconf".

Under *no* circumstances should you try to build or install BIND 4.9.4 on your
box. It's every bit as insecure as BIND 8.2.2 and has tons of long-ago-fixed
operational bugs besides.

If you're going to build anything, build either BIND 8.2.4 or BIND 9.1.3.


- Kevin


Madariola, Babashola wrote:

> Hello
> I recently upgraded my Sun box running Solaris 2.6 to Solaris 8.
> The server had BIND 4.9.4 running prior to this upgrade. By default the OS
> upgrade also upgraded the BIND to 8.2.2 despite
> selecting "none" for the name server during the upgrade.
> The DNS boot file after the upgrade was still named.boot, but the file being
> loaded from the startup file /etc/init.d/inetsvc was
> /etc/named.conf. I changed this to /etc/named.boot, but the DNS was still
> not running properly.
> I resolved to install DNS 4.9.4 from scratch.
> This is the error encounter
>
> server# # make install
> /tmp/res
> cc  -O -g -I../include -I../compat/include  -DUSE_OPTIONS_H -c herror.c
> /usr/ucb/cc:  language optional software package not installed
> *** Error code 1
> make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `herror.o'
> Current working directory /tmp/res
> *** Error code 1
> make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `install'
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion regarding what I can do next?
> Could it be the compiler, and if so what is the recommended?
> I'll also like to have a list of command(s) to run for the installation just
> to confirm I'm on the right path.
> Another thing is, I'd like to know if there's an alternative to retaining
> the BIND 4.9.4 version without re-installing from scratch.
>
> TIA
> Shola