Question about Bind

Lisa Casey wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I did not realise installing FreeBSD would
automatically install Bind 9.3. I 
> figured if I needed to run bind I'ld have to install
it. I didn't want to 
> make too many changes at once so I installed bind 8.4
from ports.
> 
> Now I  seem to have both bind 8.4 and bind 9.3
installed. Probably not a 
> good situation.

Base and port versions can be on the same box, but I suspect
you need to 
turn off the default chroot in rc.conf if you're going to
run 8.4. Check 
the named variables in /etc/defaults/rc.conf.

> 
> What I suppose I ought to do is to uninstall the bind
8.4 and keep the bind 
> 9.3. How do I do that? I have never worked with ports
before (although I 
> think I'll like it once I get used to it).
> 

pkg_deinstall bind

> Also - and this is a biggie. named and   apache do not
start on bootup and I 
> NEED this to happen. I have asked for help on this on
this list and on the 
> bind usenet group and implemented the syggestions I got
but if I reboot the 
> box named and apache do not start. I have to start
these manually.
> 
> apache_enable="YES"

Try
apache2_enable="YES"

> named_enable="YES"
> named_program="/usr/local/sbin/named"
> named_flags="-u bind -g bind -c
/usr/local/etc/named.conf"
> 

Again, grep /etc/defaults/rc.conf for the named items and
adjust 
according to the version you plan to run. The above would
probably work 
for 8.4 if you add:

named_chrootdir=""	#Chroot directory (or
"" not to auto-chroot it)

The Handbook also has a new section on BIND 9 and 5.3.

Hope that helps.

Ron Wilhoite
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