DHCP & BIND dynamic updates

[Simon Waters]

phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu wrote:
> 
> Running named as non-root however will also affect nameds
> possibility to bind port 53 on a newly attatched interface.
> 
> A system with several ip-addresses, where one is down at the
> time named starts, will not ba able to use this ip if it
> comes up again.
> 
> Most nameservers uses a machines single ip, so it's normally
> not an issue.

It isn't an issue on Linux 2.4 based kernels - so Redhat 7.3
will be able to rebind to port 53 after changing user. Or at
least till Nominum discover what is wrong with this scenario,
and remove this feature ;)