> Dear List, > > I am currently having strange problems with my ndb/dns resolver. > cpu% ndb/dnsquery > can't open /net: '/net' dns: permission denied > cpu% ls -l /net > [...] > --rw-rw-rw- M 24238 ckeen ckeen 0 Mar 14 15:44 /net/cs > --rw-rw-rw- M 24240 ckeen ckeen 0 Mar 14 15:44 /net/dns > [...] > cpu% ndb/dns -r > dns 95194: suicide: sys: trap: fault read addr=0x0 pc=0x0001ec0a > cpu% acid 95194 > /proc/95194/text:386 plan 9 executable > /sys/lib/acid/port > /sys/lib/acid/386 > acid: stk() > abort()+0x0 /sys/src/libc/9sys/abort.c:6 > mountinit(mntpt=0x3c754,service=0xdfffeed4)+0x70 /sys/src/cmd/ndb/dns.c:281 > main(argv=0xdfffefb0,argc=0x0)+0x223 /sys/src/cmd/ndb/dns.c:200 > _main+0x31 /sys/src/libc/386/main9.s:16 > > Any idea what's going on here? I am typing this all via a drawterm connection > as user ckeen...
as a matter of fact, i just stumbled on part of your problem this morning. you need to be the hostowner to start dns. as to the permission denied problem, did you have a running resolver before you tried to start one? - erik