location for master file dump

[André Rodier]

On 2018-05-26 22:16, Anand Buddhdev wrote:
> 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 is out of date: removing journal file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

Thank you, Anand,

It is something I am reluctant to do, I have already started to explore 
other servers.

Kind regards,
André