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Re: BIND security question



On 30-Dec-1999 Onno wrote:
> At 04:16 PM 12/28/99 -0000, Pollywog wrote:
>>
>>On 28-Dec-1999 root wrote:
>>
>>Was this someone trying to find out which BIND I am running?
>>> 
>>> Unusual System Events
>>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>> Dec 28 06:39:09 lilypad named[342]: unapproved query from
>>> [206.79.22.9].1978
>>> for "version.bind"
>>> Dec 28 06:39:09 lilypad named[342]: unapproved query from
>>> [206.79.22.9].1978
>>> for "version.bind"
> 
> I don't know the query but I't looks like bind is handeling it quite well
> ;-)
> 
> Anyway you have bind under another UID/GID than root, right?

I installed the Debian package for BIND, and I just checked and it does appear
to be running as root :( 

I will have to read the docs to determine if I can change that without
compiling it myself.

--
Andrew


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