Dynamic DNS and failed journal

[Tod Merley]

On 7/31/06, Brian Chadwick <brianchad at westnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> On FC5 I have dhcpd running and attemtping to update the DNS server from
> DHCP.
>
> a log output from bind is as follows:
>
> 31-Jul-2006 17:27:55.658 general: notice: running
> 31-Jul-2006 17:28:08.013 update: info: client 192.168.10.254#32826:
> updating zone 'bac.org.au/IN': adding an RR at 'box.bac.org.au' A
> 31-Jul-2006 17:28:08.014 update: info: client 192.168.10.254#32826:
> updating zone 'bac.org.au/IN': adding an RR at 'box.bac.org.au' TXT
> 31-Jul-2006 17:28:08.015 general: info: journal file
> /var/named/bac.org.au.hosts.jnl does not exist, creating it
> 31-Jul-2006 17:28:08.016 general: error:
> /var/named/bac.org.au.hosts.jnl: create: permission denied
> 31-Jul-2006 17:28:08.016 update: info: client 192.168.10.254#32826:
> updating zone 'bac.org.au/IN': error: journal open failed: unexpected
> error
>
> I am sure my dhcpd and named config files are ok, as far as allowing
> dynamic updates are concerned anyway ... but there seems to be a
> permission problem in trying to create bind's zone journal.
>
> I have fiddled with permissions, even going so far as to use 777 !! ...
> but the error persists. The update apparantly fails because this journal
> can not be created and/or written. This is a stock standard FC5
> installation.
>
> I suspect this is something to do with the chrooted environment in which
> bind is running ....
>
> Any ideas people?
>
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Hi Brian!

Not really my thing but I will be following this with interest.

My guess, SElinux does not allow dhcpd to create a file there.

Good hunting!

Tod
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