"no database file" driving me nuts

[Kevin Darcy]

Does the "sz" subdirectory exist? named won't create it for you. Also, if you
are running unprivileged, maybe you're running into some sort of permissions
problems. Look in your logs.


- Kevin

Duke wrote:

> I've set up a new server with BIND 9.1.1.  All is fine and dandy with it,
> except when someone tries to transfer a zone off it.  My ISP who should be
> secondary off me is not getting the zones, so I used another server I had
> for testing.  This one is running 9.0.1.  Here's what happens:
>
> Server2 (9.0.1) named.conf:
>
> ....
> zone "zone1.com" {
>         type slave;
>         file "sz/zone1.com.db";
>         masters { IP_of_Server1(9.1.1); };
> };
>
> zone "zone2.com" {
>         type slave;
>         file "sz/zone2.com.db";
>         masters { IP_of_Server1(9.1.1); };
> };
> ....
>
> a kiallall -HUP named produces this in /var/log/messages:
> Apr 14 17:47:56 erbium named[10937]: dns_zone_load: zone zone1.com/IN: no
> database file
> Apr 14 17:47:56 erbium named[10937]: dns_zone_load: zone zone2.com/IN: no
> database file
>
> then eventually I get:
> Apr 14 17:48:52 erbium named[10937]: transfer of 'zone1.com' from
> 1.2.3.4#53: end of transfer
> Apr 14 17:48:53 erbium named[10937]: transfer of 'zone2.com' from
> 1.2.3.4#53: end of transfer
>
> but nothing is transferred, at least not written to disk.  I've tried
> creating the files manually to no avail.  Also, I do not get anything in
> /var/log/messages on Server1 saying that a zone transfer was successful or
> failed.