loading master file /var/named/DOMAIN.db: file not found ?

[Quanntum]

When Bind is restarted, all domains get the line that the domain db hasnt been found.
The files are in place.
When accessing via the browser we dont get the homepage, but only the 'page not found' error.

Any idea what causes this error? All services are up and running and up to date, brandnew server.

[bijo]

Hello,

You should check your named.conf and also check the messages. Run the following command in one console and try to restart named service from another console.
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tail -f /var/log/messages
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And paste few log line here.

Also try the following script
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/scripts/fixndc
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Let me know the status

[chirpy]

You might also have a chroot environment enabled for named. You can try disabling that by editing /etc/sysconfig/named and commenting out the line:

ROOTDIR=/var/named/chroot

Then restart named and see if the zones load. If not, posting your OS would help.

[Quanntum]

Thanks both of you !
the logging didnt give a clue, but the chroot editing sure did. Hope you guys stick around here a long time !

[valkira]

You might also have a chroot environment enabled for named. You can try disabling that by editing /etc/sysconfig/named and commenting out the line:

ROOTDIR=/var/named/chroot

Hi, I had this problem and removing chroot helped, could you just give some pointers on chroot environment - why or why not use it, disadvantages etc. Thanks