Start Bind 9.3.1 solaris 9 error in logs

[Mark Andrews]

> When i start Bind it will start (process named) but will not be
> listening on any interfaces.
> 
> Error Log:
> 
> Aug  8 12:00:00 unknown named[1414]: [ID 866145 daemon.notice]
> starting BIND 9.3.1 -t /var/named -u dns -c named.conf
> Aug  8 12:00:00 unknown named[1414]: [ID 866145 daemon.error]
> ifiter_ioctl.c:236: unexpected error:
> Aug  8 12:00:00 unknown named[1414]: [ID 866145 daemon.error] get
> interface configuration: No such file or directory
> Aug  8 12:00:00 unknown named[1414]: [ID 866145 daemon.warning] not
> listening on any interfaces
> Aug  8 12:00:00 unknown named[1414]: [ID 866145 daemon.notice] command
> channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953
> Aug  8 12:00:00 unknown named[1414]: [ID 866145 daemon.error]
> ifiter_ioctl.c:236: unexpected error:
> Aug  8 12:00:00 unknown named[1414]: [ID 866145 daemon.error] get
> interface configuration: No such file or directory
> Aug  8 12:00:00 unknown named[1414]: [ID 866145 daemon.notice] running
> 
> i am running BIND as the user dns with all the correct rights to the
> named directories. I have googled the ifiter_ioctl.c:236: error and
> received no help. Now this server is in a test environment and is
> receiving its IP via DHCP which I believe should not make any
> difference.
> 
> anyone have any suggestions.=20
> --=20
> -- Dave

	Sounds like you havn't correctly populated the chroot
	area, in particular /var/named/dev, or you have mount
	options on /var that are causing the devices to fail.

	Mark
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