[Samba] How to switch from internal DNS to Bind

[James]

On 12/31/2015 10:10 AM, Rowland penny wrote:
> 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
>
>
I did everything as root.

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-James