RNDC major problem (need help)

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

Eric Allard <bind_ml at telusquebec.net> wrote:

> I didn't get anything in my logfiles. It blocks on writing the dump file.
> It begin to write the dump file and then stop. I get only the begining
> of the file.

> I use solaris 8 on sun and compiled with gcc 3.0.

> Pete Ehlke wrote:

>>On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 10:42:42AM -0400, Eric Allard wrote:
>>
>>>I just upgrade my slave dns server from the version 8.3.1 to 9.2.1 that
>>>I use with a master server using bind version 8.3.1. When I try the
>>>command "rndc dumdb" on my slave server, I don't get any answers and
>>>the process is not responding and the named does't answer during this
>>>time. I have to kill the process "kill -9 'cat /var/run/named.pid'" and
>>>restart the process to get back my dns answering. We are ISP with
>>>about 2000 zones and know that we certainly have a big cache.
>>>
>>Well, if you're running a proper DNS architecture, and have separated
>>your authoritative service from your recursive service, you shouldn't
>>have any cache at all on your authoritative servers. bind 9 does not
>>dump authoritative or hint data on a dumpdb.
>>
>>That said, what is in your log files at the time you attempt to dump the
>>cache? Is named blocking on a write to the dump file?
>>
>>-Pete
>>


Can you repeat with bind-9.2.1 from sunfreeware.com ? 

( there has been discussions with gcc on solaris )

Mark, any comments ?




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