Hi all. when I start named via "ndc start" ndc returns the error: ndc: error: name server has not started (yet?) a ps will show that named is indeed running. further calls to ndc will fail now giving the error message: ndc: error: ctl_client: evConnect(fd 3): Connection refused ndc: error: cannot connect to command channel (/var/run/ndc) nb: /var/run/ndc does not exist. any ideas what is going wrong? tia, Chris. -- If a manager offers "constructive advice" and no-one is around to hear it, is he still an idiot? Chris Dowling. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.