Les Mikesell wrote: > Ray Leventhal wrote: >>>> >>>> Aug 5 14:10:08 sunspot named[5263]: dumping master file: >>>> /var/named/chroot/var/named/slaves/tmp-sTsIWElBLR: open: file not >>>> found >>>> >>> >> Thanks, Craig. That sure made sense to do, but seemingly not the crux >> of the issue. > > If named is running chroot, shouldn't the files be named from its > perspective after the chroot - i.e. /var/named/slaves/* instead of > /var/named/chroot/var/named/slaves/* like you see them? What does > your "directory" entry say in named.conf? > [root at sunspot etc]# pwd /var/named/chroot/etc [root at sunspot etc]# more named.conf | grep swhi zone "swhi.net" { type slave; file "/var/named/chroot/var/named/slaves/db.swhi.net"; masters { 64.135.16.10; };}; zone "swhi.us" { type slave; file "/var/named/chroot/var/named/slaves/db.swhi.us"; masters { 64.135.16.10; };}; zone "swhi.ws" { type slave; file "/var/named/chroot/var/named/slaves/db.swhi.ws"; masters { 64.135.16.10; };}; [root at sunspot etc]# Am I understanding that the zone transfer requests should read "/var/named/slaves/db.<domain>.net> {xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;};}; Thanks, Lee...I appreciate your help ~Ray