On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 22:19:19 +0000 (UTC), Joost Witteveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > >> > When I start Bind from '/etc/init.d/bind9 start', everything > >looks> > fine, like nothing wrong. But I found out that Bind > >acctually not> > working properly. /etc/init.d/bind9 reload/restart > >will give this> > error message: > >> > > >> > Stopping domain name service: named > >> > rndc: connect failed: connection refused > > > > ..I've seen these too. ;-) > > > >> The magic is in /etc/bind/rndc.conf (and the corresponding key > >> in /etc/bind/named.conf). > >> > >> Create the magic using rndc-confgen. > >> > >> In my case, lwresd was somehow installed, messing up the > >> communication. > > > > ..how??? > > How was lwresd installed? I don't know. Maybe from first install, > maybe it was pulled in with some other package. > > How did lwresd mess up the communication between rndc and > named(bind9)? Apparently, lwresd was listening on port 953, so that > named couldn't bind on that port (and thus rndc could not communicate > to named). ..lwresd listens to 127.0.0.1:953, and rndc 0.0.0.0:953, no conflict except possibly on lo, AFAICS. > >> Removing lwresd (and kill-ing the process that stayed on even after > >I> removed the package) solved it. > > > > ..in my case, this took 3 minutes and 9 to 25 seconds > > What took 3 minutes? ..shutting down bind9, start-up is prompt. Those shutdowns are 3 minutes and 9 to 13 seconds, with the first try being 3min 25sec. > >, lwresd on or off > > made at best a 2 second difference _if_ it mattered, and I'm not > > sure of that. > > I guess it depends on who was started first, lwresd or named. > If named is started first, it will listen on port 953, and then > everything should work OK. ..I saw no difference, but I'll recheck. > As I don't know why I would want to have lwresd, I just removed it. ..my understanding from the docs, is it should speed local resolving. > I should file a bugreport against one of the packages, but don't > do that now, as I don't have time to investigate what package is > wrong etc. > -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
