named wont start

[droidman]

here are the commands and outputs

Stopping named:                                           [  OK  ]
Stopping named:
Message from syslogd@server at Jul 13 15:07:42 ...
 t of memory [6641]

Message from syslogd@server at Jul 13 15:07:42 ...
 t of memory [6641]

Message from syslogd@server at Jul 13 15:07:42 ...
 t of memory [6641]

Message from syslogd@server at Jul 13 15:07:42 ...
 t of memory [6641]

Message from syslogd@server at Jul 13 15:07:42 ...
 t of memory [6641]

Message from syslogd@server at Jul 13 15:07:42 ...
 t of memory [6641]

Message from syslogd@server at Jul 13 15:07:42 ...
 t of memory [6641]
                                                           [FALHOU]

root@server [/scripts]# free -m
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:         15339       1020      14319          0        148        192
-/+ buffers/cache:        679      14660
Swap:        17519          0      17519

Executing /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/rebuilddnsconfig

warn [fixrndc] /usr/sbin/rndc status failed: WARNING: key file (/etc/rndc.key) exists, but using default configuration file (/etc/rndc.conf)rndc: connect failed: 127.0.0.1#953: connection refused
Restarting named
warn [fixrndc] /usr/sbin/rndc status failed: WARNING: key file (/etc/rndc.key) exists, but using default configuration file (/etc/rndc.conf)rndc: connect failed: 127.0.0.1#953: connection refused

fixeveryting does the same get's stuck in rndc and i tried updating, rebooting the server and so on.
anyone ?

[cPanelTristan]

Hello,

The issue is likely with portreserve on port 953 preventing rndc from working properly.

Here are the steps we are advising until our internal case () has been fixed:

mv /etc/init.d/named /etc/init.d/named.bak120714
yum reinstall bind

You should see the following after the reinstall:

grep port /etc/init.d/named
export KRB5_KTNAME=${KEYTAB_FILE:-/etc/named.keytab}
 [ -x /sbin/portrelease ] && /sbin/portrelease named &>/dev/null || :

Then run the following:

/etc/init.d/named stop; /etc/init.d/portreserve restart; /etc/init.d/named start

At that point, check the port:

netstat -plan | grep 953 | grep named

Something like the following should show up:

root@host [~]# netstat -plan | grep 953 | grep named
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:953 0.0.0.0:*    LISTEN      7194/named

Thanks!

[droidman]

i did the reinstall and so on after that:

root@server [~]# /etc/init.d/named stop; /etc/init.d/portreserve restart; /etc/init.d/named start
Stopping named:                                           [  OK  ]
Stopping portreserve:
Starting portreserve:                                   [  OK  ]
Starting named:
Message from syslogd@server at Jul 16 16:13:35 ...
 t of memory [30799]

Message from syslogd@server at Jul 16 16:13:35 ...
 t of memory [30799]
                                                           [FALHOU]

My problem is probably because this is a server with 16GB of ram that is using 32bit linux.
is there any way to change it to 64bits in a fast way or do i have to back up everything and format the server?

[cPanelTristan]

We cannot really provide recommendations on trying to switch to 64 bit from 32 bit. I'd ensure you have backups of everything before proceeding. Best to reformat really, but you might want to ask your datacenter their recommendations instead.

[srfelipe]

Hello,

The issue is likely with portreserve on port 953 preventing rndc from working properly.

Here are the steps we are advising until our internal case () has been fixed:

mv /etc/init.d/named /etc/init.d/named.bak120714
yum reinstall bind

You should see the following after the reinstall:

grep port /etc/init.d/named
export KRB5_KTNAME=${KEYTAB_FILE:-/etc/named.keytab}
 [ -x /sbin/portrelease ] && /sbin/portrelease named &>/dev/null || :

Then run the following:

/etc/init.d/named stop; /etc/init.d/portreserve restart; /etc/init.d/named start

At that point, check the port:

netstat -plan | grep 953 | grep named

Something like the following should show up:

root@host [~]# netstat -plan | grep 953 | grep named
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:953 0.0.0.0:*    LISTEN      7194/named

Thanks!

Finally, you solved my problem completely! Thank you so much for helping me out. Hope this helps others as well.

[acacetus]

This is brilliant. Thanks!

[MichaelFindlay]

Hello,

The issue is likely with portreserve on port 953 preventing rndc from working properly.

Here are the steps we are advising until our internal case () has been fixed:

mv /etc/init.d/named /etc/init.d/named.bak120714
yum reinstall bind

You should see the following after the reinstall:

grep port /etc/init.d/named
export KRB5_KTNAME=${KEYTAB_FILE:-/etc/named.keytab}
 [ -x /sbin/portrelease ] && /sbin/portrelease named &>/dev/null || :

Then run the following:

/etc/init.d/named stop; /etc/init.d/portreserve restart; /etc/init.d/named start

At that point, check the port:

netstat -plan | grep 953 | grep named

Something like the following should show up:

root@host [~]# netstat -plan | grep 953 | grep named
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:953 0.0.0.0:*    LISTEN      7194/named

Thanks!

Had this problem on a cPanel DNS only server, any chance you know triggers the problem?