Bind 8.2.3 Startup Script

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Thu Mar 14 21:46:24 UTC 2002


Pete Ehlke wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 12:26:24PM -0500, Do, Ho cao (CIT) wrote:
> >
> > Please go to /etc/rc2.d directory
> > Modify the file name "S72inetsvc"
> > Search for the line "if [-f /usr/sbin/in.named -a -f /etc/named.conf]"
> > Change the line that contains "/usr/sbin/in.named" to your absolute =
> > path
> > that contains the named daemon.
> >
> Please don't. Modifying vendor supplied startup scripts is a mistake.
> When you upgrade, or a patch comes out that replaces that file, your
> changes will be lost unless you've remembered to have something recreate
> them. Far, far better to create your own startup script.

Note that this approach requires tinkering with the contents and/or
location of named.conf, otherwise the Sun-supplied startup script will
start up /usr/sbin/in.named and this will interfere with your attempts to
start another named process...


- Kevin





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