location for master file dump

[Anand Buddhdev]

On 26/05/2018 19:47, André Rodier via bind-users wrote:

Hi André

> I need to precise, I have also added this option in named.conf.options:
> 
> directory "/var/cache/bind";
> 
> And bind is creating the journal files inside:
> 
> -rw-r--r-- 1 bind bind 1.4K May 26 18:36 managed-keys.bind
> -rw-r--r-- 1 bind bind  512 May 26 18:36 managed-keys.bind.jnl
> 
> However, when started, bind is apparently trying to write in /etc/bind anyway:
> 
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: managed-keys-zone: journal file is out of date: removing journal file
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: managed-keys-zone: loaded serial 2
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: zone 0.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: zone auto.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1527352056
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: zone 127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: zone 255.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: zone localhost/IN: loaded serial 2
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: zone homebox.space/IN (unsigned): loaded serial 1527352055
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: all zones loaded
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: running
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: zone homebox.space/IN (signed): loaded serial 1527352055
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: zone auto.in-addr.arpa/IN: sending notifies (serial 1527352056)
>> May 26 18:36:01 homebox named[1298]: /etc/bind/forward.homebox.space.jbk: create: permission denied

You've told BIND to load zones from /etc/bind, so it will try to create
the journal files in the same directory, despite the "directory" option.

You'll need to move your zones into /var/cache/bind, or a subdirectory
thereof.

Regards,
Anand