Missing "named.conf" file in BIND9.2 Install

[Michael Kjorling]

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# vi /etc/named.conf


Michael Kjörling


On Mar 5 2002 20:36 -0800, Jerry Carner wrote:

> I am running Linux 7.1, and recently installed Bind-9.2.0 from source
> that I pulled down from an FTP site at www.isc.org.
>
> I put the tar file in /usr/local/src and went through the default
> install
>
> ./configure
> make
> make install
>
> The install went through without error, however, the "named.conf" file
> did not appear in the default location "/etc".  I also looked in
> "/var/named" and there are zero files there.   I did a file search for
> "named.conf" and found it in the "/usr/local/src/bind-9.2.0/bin/test/"
> directory.
>
> According to documentation, that file is supposed to be placed in
> either "/etc" or "/var/named" by default.  Is there anyway to create
> it and just place it where it needs to go?  If so, what config must be
> done to make it work?
>
> Please advise how to fix

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