BIND won't load zone files, yet doesn't report errors

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> When switching servers (same IP, different hardware, different distro), I cop
> ied the configuration files over to the new server expecting it to be a seaml
> ess transition. I believe the old server was running BIND 8.2, but since I do
> n't have access to it anymore I cannot verify this.
> 
> My problem is that I cannot get named to start, yet it does not report any er
> rors with my configuration files (which I've double and triple checked for ba
> d syntax). I am wondering where to begin looking for the source of the proble
> m. I've searched the internet for documents regarding the transition fom 8.x 
> to 9.2, yet most of the "gotchas" involved error messages in the logfile.
> 
> Here is the ENTIRE log entry:
> 
> Feb 21 22:08:53 insomniac named[3055]: starting BIND 9.2.0
> Feb 21 22:08:53 insomniac named[3055]: using 1 CPU
> Feb 21 22:08:53 insomniac named[3055]: loading configuration from '/usr/etc/n
> amed.conf'
> Feb 21 22:08:53 insomniac named[3055]: no IPv6 interfaces found
> Feb 21 22:08:53 insomniac named[3055]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.
> 0.1#53
> Feb 21 22:08:53 insomniac named[3055]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 206.
> 63.117.202#53
> Feb 21 22:08:53 insomniac named[3055]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1
> #953

	Why do thing that it has not started?
	It looks like you arn't logging the "info" level messages.
	Run "named -g ...".  This will log everything to standard out.

> If someone wants to take a look at my zone files/named.conf feel free to...

	Well we would if you let know where they are.
> 
> The computer is running Linux 2.4.17. I built BIND 9.2 from the source and it
>  compiled flawlessly.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jon Merriman
> 
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