journal file too large

[Mark Andrews]

> Folks,
>  
> 
> I am hoping that someone can confirm what I have done is ok and also
> answer a couple of questions for me.
> 
>  
> 
> I am running BIND 9.2.4rc6 in dynamic update mode for an internal

	Do not run a RC once the final release has been made.

> application. The other day the server stopped answering queries and
> responded with SERV FAIL.  Upon investigation I found that the journal
> had reached its max limit of 2GB.  I do not set any limits on its size
> in the named.conf file.  I ran rndc stop, renamed the journal file and
> restarted named.
> 
>  
> 
> Was this the correct method to handle this situation or is there a
> better way?

	Upgrade to 9.3 which has max-journal-size.
 
> Where does the 2GB limit come from - bind or O/S?

	From the OS's file open model.  You can select which model
	to use at configure time.

> Thanks for your assistance...
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Mark Andrews, ISC
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