Yes, I normally use svcadm disable dns/server to stop named. Also, I've modified the dns/server stop method from the usual "kill:" to "/usr/sbin/rndc stop". I did that because I want to make sure the cache gets written to the db files, which an rndc stop does. It seems that named is having a problem with one of the files, but I can't tell which one from the first syslog message.
jwc -----Original Message----- From: Gregory Hicks [mailto:ghi...@hicks-net.net] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:56 AM To: bind-us...@isc.org; Cherney John-CJC030 Cc: mark_andr...@isc.org Subject: RE: Unexpected error question > Subject: RE: Unexpected error question > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 09:51:05 -0500 > From: "Cherney John-CJC030" <john.cher...@motorola.com> > To: <bind-us...@isc.org> > > I see. I was assuming that the second line was caused by the first line, > and that if I could get more info on the first line, I could take care > of both of them. I have a "named" user that the named process is run as. > However, I see these errors even when I use rndc stop as root. > > Is there any resource that recommends what permissions need to be on > specific SMF files for DNS? (or in general). Or is this even a > permissioning issue with SMF files? The problem comes from the idea that SMF wants to be the 'controller'. When the program in question (named in the case) receives a 'stop' command from rndc, SMF doesn't know WHY the program stopped, just that it DID stop. Thus the error. A better way to stop named might be svcadm named disable (I think that's the right syntax but could be wrong. I am NOT an SMF expert...) That should avoid the error message. There was some discussion on the smf-disc...@opensolaris.org list last month on how to avoid error messages when you don't care if the underlying service stops all by itself. Regards, Gregory Hicks > > Thanks! > jwc > > -----Original Message----- > From: mark_andr...@isc.org [mailto:mark_andr...@isc.org] > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:18 AM > Cc: Cherney John-CJC030; bind-us...@isc.org > Subject: Re: Unexpected error question > > > In message <200902050609.n1569ktg082...@drugs.dv.isc.org>, Mark Andrews > writes: > > > > In message > <f021020da23b6641a05e616d5ead146304597...@de01exm60.ds.mot.com>, " > > Ch > > erney John-CJC030" writes: > > > I'm seeing the following lines in syslog, which occur when I shut > > > down > > > named: > > > =20 > > > general: error: ./main.c:858: unexpected error: > > > general: error: smf_disable_instance() failed for > > > svc:/network/dns/server:default : insufficient privileges for action > > > > =20 I'm running 9.3.5-P1 on Solaris 10 x86 =20 I took a quick look > > > at the source code and it looks like there should be a file and/or > > > filenumber as part of the unexpected error line. I've noticed the > > > same two lines when I issue an rndc stop. The named process does > > > stop, but I'm worried that there may be data in the cache that isn't > > > > getting written to the db files. Nothing jumped out at me from my > > > google search. It seems like I have a file permissions issue, but I > > > haven't recently changed any file permissions. I don't see any > > > unusual messages on startup.=20 =20 Can someone point me the right > > > direction for this? Is there any other information I should/could > > > provide? > > > =20 > > > Thanks! > > > jwc > > > > SMF is Sun's management facility. The code in question was > > submitted by Sun. I would be looking at how you have SMF set > > up in particular how to give the user named is running under > > permission to disable itself. > > See also > <http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/anay/Weblog?catname=%2FSolaris> > as mentioned in the FAQ. > > > > > Mark > > -- > > Mark Andrews, ISC > > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia > > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: mark_andr...@isc.org > > _______________________________________________ > > bind-users mailing list > > bind-users@lists.isc.org > > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users > -- > Mark Andrews, ISC > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: mark_andr...@isc.org > _______________________________________________ > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer | Direct: 408.569.7928 People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf -- George Orwell The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. -- Thomas Jefferson "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton _______________________________________________ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
