can't exec /usr/sbin/named-xfer: Permission denied

[Brian Elliott Finley]

Thus spake John Doe:

> Brian,
> 
> I've been following the thread thinking that you would get a quick
> solution, but that is not the case (so far).  
> 
> Here is a long shot.  So long that I'm not posting it to the list.

To keep it public, I'm posting this back to the list anonymizing the
author.

> How is the directory mounted, that is, what are the mount options in the
> fstab for the directory branch containing the jail?

$ grep md3 /etc/fstab 
/dev/md3 / ext2 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1

> What does the 'mount' command show?  Do you see any options such as:
> 'noexec' of 'user'?

$ mount
/dev/md3 on / type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro,errors=remount-ro)