Unexpected error question

[Mark Andrews]

In message <200902051556.n15FtxrX004474 at metis.hicks-net.net>, Gregory Hicks wri
tes:
> 
> > Subject: RE: Unexpected error question 
> > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 09:51:05 -0500
> > From: "Cherney John-CJC030" <John.Cherney at motorola.com>
> > To: <bind-users at isc.org>
> > 
> > I see. I was assuming that the second line was caused by the first 
> line,
> > and that if I could get more info on the first line, I could take care
> > of both of them. I have a "named" user that the named process is run 
> as.
> > However, I see these errors even when I use rndc stop as root. 
> > 
> > Is there any resource that recommends what permissions need to be on
> > specific SMF files for DNS? (or in general). Or is this even a
> > permissioning issue with SMF files?
> 
> The problem comes from the idea that SMF wants to be the 'controller'.
> When the program in question (named in the case) receives a 'stop'
> command from rndc, SMF doesn't know WHY the program stopped, just that
> it DID stop.  Thus the error.
> 
> A better way to stop named might be
> 
> svcadm named disable
> 
> (I think that's the right syntax but could be wrong.  I am NOT an SMF
> expert...)  That should avoid the error message.
> 
> There was some discussion on the smf-discuss at opensolaris.org list last
> month on how to avoid error messages when you don't care if the
> underlying service stops all by itself.

	This is a plain permissions problem.  The user "named" doesn't
	have enough permissions to disable the service 
	svc:/network/dns/server:default in smf.
 
> Regards,
> Gregory Hicks
> 
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > jwc
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark_Andrews at isc.org [mailto:Mark_Andrews at isc.org] 
> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:18 AM
> > Cc: Cherney John-CJC030; bind-users at isc.org
> > Subject: Re: Unexpected error question 
> > 
> > 
> > In message <200902050609.n1569kTG082641 at drugs.dv.isc.org>, Mark 
> Andrews
> > writes:
> > > 
> > > In message
> > <F021020DA23B6641A05E616D5EAD1463045973CF at de01exm60.ds.mot.com>, "
> > > Ch
> > > erney John-CJC030" writes:
> > > > I'm seeing the following lines in syslog, which occur when I shut 
> > > > down
> > > > named:
> > > > =20
> > > > general: error: ./main.c:858: unexpected error:
> > > > general: error: smf_disable_instance() failed for 
> > > > svc:/network/dns/server:default : insufficient privileges for 
> action
> > 
> > > > =20 I'm running 9.3.5-P1 on Solaris 10 x86 =20 I took a quick look 
> > > > at the source code and it looks like there should be a file and/or 
> > > > filenumber as part of the unexpected error line. I've noticed the 
> > > > same two lines when I issue an rndc stop. The named process does 
> > > > stop, but I'm worried that there may be data in the cache that 
> isn't
> > 
> > > > getting written to the db files. Nothing jumped out at me from my 
> > > > google search. It seems like I have a file permissions issue, but 
> I 
> > > > haven't recently changed any file permissions. I don't see any 
> > > > unusual messages on startup.=20 =20 Can someone point me the right 
> > > > direction for this? Is there any other information I should/could 
> > > > provide?
> > > > =20
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > jwc
> > > 
> > > 	SMF is Sun's management facility.  The code in question was
> > > 	submitted by Sun.  I would be looking at how you have SMF set
> > > 	up in particular how to give the user named is running under
> > > 	permission to disable itself.
> > 
> > See also
> > <http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/anay/Weblog?catname=%2FSolaris>
> > as mentioned in the FAQ.
> > 
> > > 
> > > 	Mark
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