could not configure root hints from 'root.hint': file not found

[Danny Mayer]

At 08:38 PM 3/21/02, sam wrote:
>Danny is right. From the event log it appears the named didnt start.
>Here are the two events from my log
>Type:Error         Des.:    could not configure root hints from 'root.hint':
>file not found
>Type Error         Des.: loading configuration: file not found
>Type Error         Des.: exiting (due to fatal error)
>
>Here is my named.conf
>------------- start of named.conf file --------------
>options {
>      // directory "/etc/namedb";           // Working directory
>      pid-file "named.pid";              // Put pid file in working dir
>      allow-query { any; };              // This is the default
>      recursion no;                      // Do not provide recursive service
>};
>// Root server hints
>zone "." { type hint; file "root.hint"; };
>What am I missing?

The root.hint file obviously.  That's what the error message tells you.

         Danny