[Samba] How to switch from internal DNS to Bind

[Rowland penny]

On 31/12/15 14:43, James wrote:
> On 12/30/2015 4:14 PM, Rowland penny wrote:
>> ./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man 
>> --infodir=/usr/share/info --sysconfdir=/etc/bind --localstatedir=/var 
>> --enable-threads --enable-largefile --with-libtool --enable-shared 
>> --enable-static --with-openssl=/usr --with-gssapi=/usr 
>> --with-dlopen=yes --with-gnu-ld --enable-ipv6 
>> CFLAGS='-fno-strict-aliasing -DDIG_SIGCHASE -O2' 
>> LDFLAGS='-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro' 
>> CPPFLAGS='-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2'
> I seem to have a few errors in my syslog.
>
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: couldn't mkdir '/var/run/named': 
> Permission denied
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: generating session key for dynamic 
> DNS
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: couldn't mkdir '/var/run/named': 
> Permission denied
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: could not create 
> /var/run/named/session.key
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: failed to generate session key for 
> dynamic DNS: permission denied
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: sizing zone task pool based on 3 
> zones
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: set up managed keys zone for view 
> _default, file 'managed-keys.bind'
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: configuring command channel from 
> '/etc/bind/rndc.key'
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: couldn't add command channel 
> 127.0.0.1#953: file not found
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: configuring command channel from 
> '/etc/bind/rndc.key'
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: couldn't add command channel 
> ::1#953: file not found
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: the working directory is not writable
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: managed-keys-zone: loaded serial 0
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: 
> loaded serial 2013050101
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: zone localhost/IN: loaded serial 
> 2013050101
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: all zones loaded
> Dec 31 09:35:17 VMDC1 named[24025]: running
>
> I compiled using 9.9.8-P2 and your suggested configure options. I see 
> /run is owned by root:root. Should I give group 'named' permission to 
> this folder? It's not documented in the wiki as needed.
>

Did you run 'make install' as root or via sudo ? sorry, but I should 
have been a bit more explicit. I don't remember having to change 
anything. I will dig out my notes and see if there was anything else.

Rowland