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Re: named problems



On Sat, 7 Dec 2002 15:20, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> Dec  7 04:02:49 lagun named[1108]: dumping master file:
> /var/cache/bind/tmp-XXXXLWOG9Y: open: permission denied
> Dec  7 04:02:49 lagun named[1108]: transfer of 'historia-antigua.com/IN'
> from 80.33.181.69#53: failed while receiving responses: permission
> denied
>
> What is wrong? named is being run as root, and the /var/cache/bind
> directory belongs to the bind user.

That is what is wrong.  BIND9 drops the capability cap_dac_override and thus 
can't create files in directories owned by a UID other than root unless they 
are mode 777.

The solution is to have the directory owned by the same UID that is used for 
running the named process.

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