BIND as non-root

[Cricket Liu]

> > 1. You have to make sure that the directory where bind's zone files are 
> > located is writable by the user you are running bind as.
> 
> Only if BIND has to write the files! Master zones normally need only be
> readable for that user!

You might also want to dump the database or turn debugging
on, which will require (by default, anyway) that the name
server be able to write to its working directory.

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