Unexpected error question

Thu Feb 5 16:04:15 UTC 2009

Yes, I normally use svcadm disable dns/server to stop named. Also, I've
modified the dns/server stop method from the usual "kill:" to
"/usr/sbin/rndc stop". I did that because I want to make sure the cache
gets written to the db files, which an rndc stop does. It seems that
named is having a problem with one of the files, but I can't tell which
one from the first syslog message. 

jwc

-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Hicks [mailto:ghicks at hicks-net.net] 
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:56 AM
To: bind-users at isc.org; Cherney John-CJC030
Cc: Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Subject: RE: Unexpected error question 

> Subject: RE: Unexpected error question
> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 09:51:05 -0500
> From: "Cherney John-CJC030" <John.Cherney at motorola.com>
> To: <bind-users at isc.org>
> 
> I see. I was assuming that the second line was caused by the first
line,
> and that if I could get more info on the first line, I could take care

> of both of them. I have a "named" user that the named process is run
as.
> However, I see these errors even when I use rndc stop as root. 
> 
> Is there any resource that recommends what permissions need to be on 
> specific SMF files for DNS? (or in general). Or is this even a 
> permissioning issue with SMF files?

The problem comes from the idea that SMF wants to be the 'controller'.
When the program in question (named in the case) receives a 'stop'
command from rndc, SMF doesn't know WHY the program stopped, just that
it DID stop.  Thus the error.

A better way to stop named might be

svcadm named disable

(I think that's the right syntax but could be wrong.  I am NOT an SMF
expert...)  That should avoid the error message.

There was some discussion on the smf-discuss at opensolaris.org list last
month on how to avoid error messages when you don't care if the
underlying service stops all by itself.

Regards,
Gregory Hicks

> 
> Thanks!
> jwc
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark_Andrews at isc.org [mailto:Mark_Andrews at isc.org]
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:18 AM
> Cc: Cherney John-CJC030; bind-users at isc.org
> Subject: Re: Unexpected error question
> 
> 
> In message <200902050609.n1569kTG082641 at drugs.dv.isc.org>, Mark
Andrews
> writes:
> > 
> > In message
> <F021020DA23B6641A05E616D5EAD1463045973CF at de01exm60.ds.mot.com>, "
> > Ch
> > erney John-CJC030" writes:
> > > I'm seeing the following lines in syslog, which occur when I shut 
> > > down
> > > named:
> > > =20
> > > general: error: ./main.c:858: unexpected error:
> > > general: error: smf_disable_instance() failed for 
> > > svc:/network/dns/server:default : insufficient privileges for
action
> 
> > > =20 I'm running 9.3.5-P1 on Solaris 10 x86 =20 I took a quick look

> > > at the source code and it looks like there should be a file and/or

> > > filenumber as part of the unexpected error line. I've noticed the 
> > > same two lines when I issue an rndc stop. The named process does 
> > > stop, but I'm worried that there may be data in the cache that
isn't
> 
> > > getting written to the db files. Nothing jumped out at me from my 
> > > google search. It seems like I have a file permissions issue, but
I 
> > > haven't recently changed any file permissions. I don't see any 
> > > unusual messages on startup.=20 =20 Can someone point me the right

> > > direction for this? Is there any other information I should/could 
> > > provide?
> > > =20
> > > Thanks!
> > > jwc
> > 
> > 	SMF is Sun's management facility.  The code in question was
> > 	submitted by Sun.  I would be looking at how you have SMF set
> > 	up in particular how to give the user named is running under
> > 	permission to disable itself.
> 
> See also
> <http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/anay/Weblog?catname=%2FSolaris>
> as mentioned in the FAQ.
> 
> > 
> > 	Mark
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