Can't create a log file

[Mark Andrews]

> I suppose this should be obvious, but...
> 
> I've got Redhat Enterprise 4 running.  In named.conf I've got the
> following:
> 
> logging {
>         channel tango_log{
>                 file "/var/log/named/tango.log" versions 3 size 250k;
>                 severity debug;
>                 print-time yes;
>                 print-severity yes;
>                 print-category yes;
>         };
>         category default{
>                 tango_log;
>         };
> };
> 
> When I start named I see this in /var/messages:
> 
> Dec 19 16:30:30 zeus named: named startup succeeded
> Dec 19 16:30:30 zeus named[4720]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0,
> 192.168.1.19#53
> Dec 19 16:30:30 zeus named[4720]: command channel listening on
> 127.0.0.1#953
> Dec 19 16:30:30 zeus named[4720]: command channel listening on ::1#953
> Dec 19 16:30:30 zeus named[4720]: logging channel 'tango_log' file
> '/var/log/named/tango.log': file not found
> Dec 19 16:30:30 zeus named[4720]: isc_log_open
> '/var/log/named/tango.log' failed: file not found
> 
> The file is there.  I had to create the named directory in /var/log and
> touch tango.log to create the file.  I then set the owner of the
> directory and file to named.

	The directory /var/log/named has to exist and be writable by
	named.  You do not need to touch the log file.
 
> Thanks in advance for the help.
> 
> -Paul
> 
> 
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