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Bug 483 - Named startup script problem
Summary: Named startup script problem
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Server (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Donny Davies (RETIRED)
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: 394 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2002-02-01 15:48 UTC by Paul de Vrieze (RETIRED)
Modified: 2004-08-19 12:38 UTC (History)
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Description Paul de Vrieze (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-02-01 15:48:40 UTC
The init.d script for named is not good for running named. There are two - 
related - points. The startup code is wrong. This should be

start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/named -- -u named -n 1

the --user argument would be for start-stop-daemon, but named needs to be root 
to bind its port. 

The other point is that the standard bind pid file is /var/run/named.pid. That 
has security repercusions as bind needs write access to the dir it writes its 
pid file. Probably /var/run/named/named.pid is a better name. (If it hasn't 
write access it will not boot)
Comment 1 Ferry Meyndert (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-02-04 06:51:49 UTC
*** Bug 394 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Donny Davies (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-02-08 19:10:51 UTC
fixed.  thanks!

Comment 3 Paul de Vrieze (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-08-19 12:38:30 UTC
Closing the bug