Public bug reported: Binary package hint: bind9
According to the Linux FS standard (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#VARCACHEAPPLICATIONCACHEDATA), applications "must be able to regenerate or restore the data" within /var/cache. The problem is that, if /var/cache/bind does not exist, instead of creating the directory, bind refuses to start. This poses a problem for systems which are using tmpfs to limit the amount of accesses to disk (such as when running the OS on a small CompactFlash card where writes need be limited). The init script would likely be used to fix this by testing if the directory exists and, if not, simply creating it. 1) root@filedawg:/etc/bind# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 2) root@filedawg:/etc/bind# apt-cache policy bind9 bind9: Installed: 1:9.7.1.dfsg.P2-2 Candidate: 1:9.7.1.dfsg.P2-2 Version table: *** 1:9.7.1.dfsg.P2-2 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) Bind starts via init script and creates /var/cache/bind if it does not exists 4) Bind fails to start because /var/cache/bind does not exists, violating the Linux FHS. ** Affects: bind9 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to bind9 in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/725209 Title: bind9 not honoring function of /var/cache -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
