> Hi Guys,
>
>   sl6, 64 bit
>   bind
>   bind-chroot
>
> I am trying  to migrate my DNS (bind, named) over from Cent OS 5.6
> to SL 6.  (Yes, I am a refugee who liked the SL community and decided
> to stay.)  When I try starting /etc/rc.d/init.d/named, I get
>
>       # service named start
>       Starting named:
>       Error in named configuration:
>       none:0: open: /etc/named.conf: permission denied
>

Hi guys,

    I "finally" got this figured out.  In case it may help
someone else, here are my notes on the problem:

    Thanks to everyone with the helpful tips and advice
that finally got me there!

-T


--- Bind.named.permission.denied.txt ---

Bind: start gives permission denied:

# service named start
Starting named:
Error in named configuration:
none:0: open: /etc/named.conf: permission denied


1) uninstall all "bind" RPMs:  bind-chroot, bind-utils, bind-libs

    The get a list of them:
        rpm -qa \*named\*

2) move the old /var/named directory to something else

3) reinstall "named" and "bind-utils" but not "named-chroot"

4) migrate your stuff back.  Make sure you get the ownership
    correct:  root.named

5) after verifying your stuff works, then install "bind-chroot"


Note on /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX:
    If any of your Ethernet cards use "BOOTPROTO=dhcp", the "network"
    daemon will overwrite your /etc/resolv.conf with DNS settings
    it (the "network" daemon) gets from the DHCP server.

    To work around this, I like to use the following settings:
        PEERDNS=no
        DNS1=127.0.0.1

    And erase and recreate /etc/resolve.conf
        #mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.000; touch /etc/resolv.conf