From 80c528ccafd770a1028f1aa40836b3c5ea75501a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Wellington Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 01:34:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mention that on Linux, permission denied errors may also be seen on zone files owned by a different uid. --- FAQ | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 9cbec88f41..cb356e1094 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ number of threads running is n+4, where n is the number of CPUs. Q: Why does BIND 9 log "permission denied" errors accessing its -configuration files on my Linux system even though it is running as -root? +configuration files or zones on my Linux system even though it is running +as root? A: On Linux, BIND 9 drops most of its root privileges on startup. This including the privilege to open files owned by other users. Therefore, if the server is running as root, the configuration files -should also be owned by root. +and zone files should also be owned by root. Q: Why do I get errors like "dns_zone_load: zone foo/IN: loading master file @@ -96,4 +96,3 @@ caveats of the previous answer still apply, of course. file "/dev/null"; // or any empty file }; }; -