Package: bind9
Version: 1:9.4.1-1
Severity: normal
Qouting the `options Statement Definition and Usage' section of
http://www.isc.org/sw/bind/arm94/Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2576593:
pid-file
The pathname of the file the server writes its process ID in. If not
specified, the default is /var/run/named.pid. The pid-file is used by programs
that want to send signals to the running name server. Specifying pid-file none
disables the use of a PID file ? no file will be written and any existing one
will be removed. Note that none is a keyword, not a file name, and therefore is
not enclosed in double quotes.
Therfore, I believe that having /var/run/bind/run/named.pid contradicts the
documentation. named.8 also
points to /var/run/named.pid.
Personally I believe that chgrp bind /var/run/bind + chmod g+w /var/run/bind
+ having a pid-file "/var/run/bind/named.pid" in /etc/bind/named.conf.options
is preferable. This would also close #212659 (which is tagged `will not fix').
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.20-3.pentium3.1
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages bind9 depends on:
ii adduser 3.103 Add and remove users and groups
ii libbind9-30 1:9.4.1-1 BIND9 Shared Library used by BIN
D
ii libc6 2.5-9+b1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libdns32 1:9.4.1-1 DNS Shared Library used by BIND
ii libisc32 1:9.4.1-1 ISC Shared Library used by BIND
ii libisccc30 1:9.4.1-1 Command Channel Library used by
BI
ii libisccfg30 1:9.4.1-1 Config File Handling Library use
d
ii liblwres30 1:9.4.1-1 Lightweight Resolver Library use
d
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8e-5 SSL shared libraries
ii lsb-base 3.1-23.1 Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scr
ip
ii netbase 4.29 Basic TCP/IP networking system
bind9 recommends no packages.
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