From Newsgroup: comp.protocols.dns.bind

Installed BIND 9.16.3 and I discovered that the SMF dns/server is trying to read named.conf from /usr/local/etc/: "/usr/local/etc/named.conf: file not found". I am trying to figure out how point named to read /etc/named.conf.

I did try re-compiling BIND with different switches but it resulted in the same thing. Is there an environment variable or a ./configure switch to re-point the default to /etc/named.conf? I tried '--sysconfdir=/etc' --no luck there. Do I edit the manifest file?

I tried reviewing the man pages for ./configure but I don't know enough for that to answer my question.

I attempted named -c /etc/named.conf with no luck

$ named -v
BIND 9.16.3 (Stable Release) <id:5ea41c1>

$ named -V
BIND 9.16.3 (Stable Release) <id:5ea41c1>
running on SunOS i86pc 5.11 11.4.20.4.0
built by make with '--with-gssapi=krb5-config' 'LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib -R/usr/local/lib' 'PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig'
compiled by GCC 9.2.0
compiled with OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.1.1b 26 Feb 2019
linked to OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.1.1b 26 Feb 2019
compiled with libxml2 version: 2.9.9
linked to libxml2 version: 20909
compiled with json-c version: 0.12
linked to json-c version: 0.12
compiled with zlib version: 1.2.11
linked to zlib version: 1.2.11
threads support is enabled

default paths: <<----------------------------- default paths are not correct should be /etc/...
named configuration: /usr/local/etc/named.conf
rndc configuration: /usr/local/etc/rndc.conf
DNSSEC root key: /usr/local/etc/bind.keys
nsupdate session key: /usr/local/var/run/named/session.key
named PID file: /usr/local/var/run/named/named.pid
named lock file: /usr/local/var/run/named/named.lock


$ named -g:

01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.636 running as: named -g
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.636 compiled by GCC 9.2.0
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.636 compiled with OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.1.1b 26 Feb 2019
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.636 linked to OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.1.1b 26 Feb 2019 01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.636 compiled with libxml2 version: 2.9.9
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.636 linked to libxml2 version: 20909
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.636 compiled with json-c version: 0.12
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 linked to json-c version: 0.12
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 compiled with zlib version: 1.2.11
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 linked to zlib version: 1.2.11
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 ---------------------------------------------------- 01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 BIND 9 is maintained by Internet Systems Consortium, 01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 Inc. (ISC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) public-benefit 01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 corporation. Support and training for BIND 9 are 01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 available at https://www.isc.org/support
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 ---------------------------------------------------- 01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 found 2 CPUs, using 2 worker threads
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.637 using 2 UDP listeners per interface
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.641 using up to 21000 sockets
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.647 loading configuration from '/usr/local/etc/named.conf' <<------------ should be /etc/named.conf
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.647 open: /usr/local/etc/named.conf: file not found <<------------ should be /etc/named.conf
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.663 loading configuration: file not found
01-Jun-2020 13:59:55.663 exiting (due to fatal error)


Thanks


V/R
Jim DeCaro
DISA
Systems Administrator
Windows and Unix Server Operations
FE222/DoDNet Service Section
Defense Enclave Services Directorate
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James.j.decaro3.civ@mail.mil
James.j.decaro3.civ@mail.smil.mil

"If you always do what you always did you will always get what you always got."


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From Newsgroup: comp.protocols.dns.bind

On 01/06/2020 20:08, DeCaro, James John (Jim) CIV DISA FE (USA) via
bind-users wrote:

Hi Jim,

Installed BIND 9.16.3 and I discovered that the SMF dns/server is
trying to read named.conf from /usr/local/etc/:
"/usr/local/etc/named.conf: file not found". I am trying to figure
out how point named to read /etc/named.conf.

I last touched SMF over 15 years ago, and I don't remember enough about
it now, so I can't speak for the SMF parts of your question.

I did try re-compiling BIND with different switches but it resulted
in the same thing. Is there an environment variable or a ./configure
switch to re-point the default to /etc/named.conf? I tried '--sysconfdir=/etc' --no luck there. Do I edit the manifest file?

This *is* the correct way to define the default location of named.conf.

I attempted named -c /etc/named.conf with no luck

This *must* work. However, your description "no luck" isn't enough. Can
you describe exactly what happened when you named "named -c
/etc/named.conf"?

$ named -g:

Run "named -c /etc/named.conf -g" and see what happens.

Regards,
Anand
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