DNS

[Bill Moran]

Tiago Andre wrote:
>    Hi there....
> 
>    I try to implement the dns bind server like the page of hanndbook, and
>    there they say that to:
> 
>    To ensure the named daemon is started at boot, put the following
>    modifications in /etc/rc.conf:
>        named_enable="YES"
>    But it didn't start

Did you reboot the system after changing /etc/rc.conf?  Ensure that
there is not a second line that says named_enable="no", as this will
override the first.

> i have to
> 
>    To start the daemon manually (after configuring it)
>      ndc start
>    Why??
> 
>    How can i do it??

Check /var/log/messages for any errors.  Also, do you see any messages
about named during bootup?

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Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
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