[Samba] How to switch from internal DNS to Bind

[Rowland penny]

On 31/12/15 15:27, James wrote:
> 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.
>

Can you post your bind conf files, and your bind init file
Also does /var/run exist

Rowland