ddns probs

Mark_Andrews at isc.org Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Wed Apr 24 22:21:58 UTC 2002


> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm currently trying to set up ddns using a FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE system with
> bind8 and isc-dhcp3 installed and both of them working properly as long as
> ddns is not used.
> 
> Whenever a new machine connects to the DHCP server i get the following error
> messages, each of them 3 times in a row...
> 
> --------------------------------------
> named[89]: can't open xyz.zone.log: Permission denied
> named[89]: can't open 0.168.192.in-addr.arpa.zone.log: Permission denied
> --------------------------------------

	Fix the permissions on the directory.  Also upgrade to BIND 9.
	The IXFR implementation is much better.

> 
> Both log files do not exist. If i create them with 'touch' the bind demon
> doesnt startup properly, its complaining abt exactly those empty files even
> tho i didnt set up any logging at all.
> 
> Each time the client machine tries to renew its leases at the DHCP the same
> messages get dumped to the console, and there also appear 2 more messages
> (also each of them 3 times in a row)...
> 
> --------------------------------------
> named[89]: error updating serial number for xyz from 2002042401
> named[89]: error updating serial number for 0.168.192.in-addr.arpa from
> 2002042401
> --------------------------------------
> 
> However, the serial number in both zone files is 2002042400.
> 
> When i look at the xyz.zone file the new entry has not been inserted even
> though the new client can be looked up. The only thing that makes the name
> server write the new entry into both zone files is a 'ndc stop' command.
> Even on a system shutdown the writing doesnt happen, however on next reboot
> the dhcpd complains abt some missing stuff in the zone files...
> 
> I appreciate any kind of help...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matthias
> 
> 
> 
> 
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