Public bug reported: I noticed errors in the logs and discovered that the /etc/bind/db.root are not being updated.
05-Jan-2016 11:21:58.048 general: warning: checkhints: h.root-servers.net/A (198.97.190.53) missing from hints 05-Jan-2016 11:21:58.048 general: warning: checkhints: h.root-servers.net/A (128.63.2.53) extra record in hints 05-Jan-2016 11:21:58.048 general: warning: checkhints: h.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:1::53) missing from hints 05-Jan-2016 11:21:58.048 general: warning: checkhints: h.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:1::803f:235) extra record in hints pto@dns2-s3538:~$ dpkg -l bind9 Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-=============================================-===========================-===========================-================================================================================================ ii bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6 amd64 Internet Domain Name Server pto@dns2-s3538:~$ pto@dns2-s3538:~$ uname -a Linux dns2-s3538 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:30:00 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux pto@dns2-s3538:~$ pto@dns2-s3538:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Release: 14.04 pto@dns2-s3538:~$ pto@dns2-s3538:~$ apt-cache policy bind9 bind9: Installed: 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6 Candidate: 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6 Version table: *** 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6 0 500 http://194.19.194.51/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://91.189.92.200/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3 0 500 http://194.19.194.51/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages pto@dns2-s3538:~$ ** Affects: bind9 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1531438 Title: /etc/bind/db.root not being updated To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/+bug/1531438/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs