hi there,

i have been trying to setup my bind dns server using webmin. after the configurations, i try to start the server but it doesnt work as the start server icon will still re-appear.

i also tried /etc/rc.d/init/named restart but the same thing so i tried to check my /var/log/messages to cehck the real problem and it gave me this:

[root@linuxbox log]# cat messages | grep named

Jan 22 23:57:33 linuxbox named[8799]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 22 23:57:33 linuxbox named[8799]: using 1 CPU
Jan 22 23:57:33 linuxbox named[8801]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 22 23:57:33 linuxbox named[8801]: /etc/named.conf:11: syntax error near '}'
Jan 22 23:57:33 linuxbox named[8801]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 22 23:57:33 linuxbox named[8801]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 22 23:57:33 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 22 23:57:45 linuxbox named: named shutdown failed
Jan 22 23:57:45 linuxbox named[8836]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 22 23:57:45 linuxbox named[8836]: using 1 CPU
Jan 22 23:57:45 linuxbox named[8838]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 22 23:57:45 linuxbox named[8838]: /etc/named.conf:11: syntax error near '}'
Jan 22 23:57:45 linuxbox named[8838]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 22 23:57:45 linuxbox named[8838]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 22 23:57:45 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 22 23:58:07 linuxbox named[8870]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 22 23:58:07 linuxbox named[8870]: using 1 CPU
Jan 22 23:58:07 linuxbox named[8872]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 22 23:58:07 linuxbox named[8872]: /etc/named.conf:11: syntax error near '}'
Jan 22 23:58:07 linuxbox named[8872]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 22 23:58:07 linuxbox named[8872]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 22 23:58:07 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 22 23:59:27 linuxbox named[8940]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 22 23:59:27 linuxbox named[8940]: using 1 CPU
Jan 22 23:59:27 linuxbox named[8942]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 22 23:59:27 linuxbox named[8942]: /etc/named.conf:11: syntax error near '}'
Jan 22 23:59:27 linuxbox named[8942]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 22 23:59:27 linuxbox named[8942]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 22 23:59:27 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:07:45 linuxbox named[9135]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:07:45 linuxbox named[9135]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:07:45 linuxbox named[9137]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:07:45 linuxbox named[9137]: /etc/named.conf:11: syntax error near '}'
Jan 23 00:07:45 linuxbox named[9137]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:07:45 linuxbox named[9137]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:07:45 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:11:06 linuxbox named[9242]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:11:06 linuxbox named[9242]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:11:06 linuxbox named[9244]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:11:06 linuxbox named[9244]: /etc/named.conf:11: syntax error near '}'
Jan 23 00:11:06 linuxbox named[9244]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:11:06 linuxbox named[9244]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:11:06 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:12:36 linuxbox named[9308]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:12:36 linuxbox named[9308]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:12:36 linuxbox named[9310]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:12:36 linuxbox named[9310]: /etc/named.conf:11: syntax error near '}'
Jan 23 00:12:36 linuxbox named[9310]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:12:36 linuxbox named[9310]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:12:36 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:13:04 linuxbox named[9366]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:13:04 linuxbox named[9366]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:13:04 linuxbox named[9368]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:13:04 linuxbox named[9368]: /etc/named.conf:11: syntax error near '}'
Jan 23 00:13:04 linuxbox named[9368]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:13:04 linuxbox named[9368]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:13:04 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:13:28 linuxbox named[9406]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:13:28 linuxbox named[9406]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:13:28 linuxbox named[9408]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:13:28 linuxbox named[9408]: /etc/named.conf:11: syntax error near '}'
Jan 23 00:13:28 linuxbox named[9408]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:13:28 linuxbox named[9408]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:13:28 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:23:27 linuxbox named: named shutdown failed
Jan 23 00:23:27 linuxbox named[9554]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:23:27 linuxbox named[9554]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:23:27 linuxbox named[9556]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:23:27 linuxbox named[9556]: /etc/named.conf:50: unknown option 'ptions'
Jan 23 00:23:27 linuxbox named[9556]: /etc/named.conf:94: '}' expected near end of file
Jan 23 00:23:27 linuxbox named[9556]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:23:27 linuxbox named[9556]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:23:27 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:23:53 linuxbox named[9586]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:23:53 linuxbox named[9586]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:23:53 linuxbox named[9588]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:23:53 linuxbox named[9588]: /etc/named.conf:50: unknown option 'ptions'
Jan 23 00:23:53 linuxbox named[9588]: /etc/named.conf:94: '}' expected near end of file
Jan 23 00:23:53 linuxbox named[9588]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:23:53 linuxbox named[9588]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:23:53 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:23:58 linuxbox named[9612]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:23:58 linuxbox named[9612]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:23:58 linuxbox named[9614]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:23:58 linuxbox named[9614]: /etc/named.conf:50: unknown option 'ptions'
Jan 23 00:23:58 linuxbox named[9614]: /etc/named.conf:94: '}' expected near end of file
Jan 23 00:23:58 linuxbox named[9614]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:23:58 linuxbox named[9614]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:23:58 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9826]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9826]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9828]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9828]: /etc/named.conf:37: unknown option 'ptions'
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9828]: /etc/named.conf:72: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9828]: /etc/named.conf:81: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9828]: /etc/named.conf:90: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9828]: /etc/named.conf:98: '}' expected near end of file
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9828]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named[9828]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:31:55 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named: named shutdown failed
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9880]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9880]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9882]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9882]: /etc/named.conf:37: unknown option 'ptions'
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9882]: /etc/named.conf:72: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9882]: /etc/named.conf:81: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9882]: /etc/named.conf:90: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9882]: /etc/named.conf:98: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9882]: /etc/named.conf:106: '}' expected near end of file
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9882]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named[9882]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:33:04 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:47:52 linuxbox named[10035]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:47:52 linuxbox named[10035]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:47:52 linuxbox named[10037]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:47:52 linuxbox named[10037]: /etc/named.conf:31: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:47:52 linuxbox named[10037]: /etc/named.conf:38: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:47:52 linuxbox named[10037]: /etc/named.conf:47: unexpected token near end of file
Jan 23 00:47:52 linuxbox named[10037]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:47:52 linuxbox named[10037]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:47:52 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named: named shutdown failed
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named[10071]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named[10071]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named[10073]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named[10073]: /etc/named.conf:31: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named[10073]: /etc/named.conf:38: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named[10073]: /etc/named.conf:47: unexpected token near end of file
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named[10073]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named[10073]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:48:12 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:48:27 linuxbox named[10093]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:48:27 linuxbox named[10093]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:48:27 linuxbox named[10095]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:48:27 linuxbox named[10095]: /etc/named.conf:31: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:48:27 linuxbox named[10095]: /etc/named.conf:38: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:48:27 linuxbox named[10095]: /etc/named.conf:47: unexpected token near end of file
Jan 23 00:48:27 linuxbox named[10095]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:48:27 linuxbox named[10095]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:48:27 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named: named shutdown failed
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named[10210]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named[10210]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named[10212]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named[10212]: /etc/named.conf:31: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named[10212]: /etc/named.conf:38: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named[10212]: /etc/named.conf:47: unexpected token near end of file
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named[10212]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named[10212]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 00:51:14 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 01:00:13 linuxbox named[10515]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 01:00:13 linuxbox named[10515]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 01:00:13 linuxbox named[10517]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 01:00:13 linuxbox named[10517]: /etc/named.conf:31: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 01:00:13 linuxbox named[10517]: /etc/named.conf:38: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 01:00:13 linuxbox named[10517]: /etc/named.conf:48: unexpected token near end of file
Jan 23 01:00:13 linuxbox named[10517]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 01:00:13 linuxbox named[10517]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 01:00:13 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 01:09:38 linuxbox named[10627]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 01:09:38 linuxbox named[10627]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 01:09:38 linuxbox named[10629]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 01:09:38 linuxbox named[10629]: /etc/named.conf:31: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 01:09:38 linuxbox named[10629]: /etc/named.conf:38: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 01:09:38 linuxbox named[10629]: /etc/named.conf:48: unexpected token near end of file
Jan 23 01:09:38 linuxbox named[10629]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 01:09:38 linuxbox named[10629]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 01:09:38 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 07:57:58 linuxbox named[19724]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 07:57:58 linuxbox named[19724]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 07:57:58 linuxbox named[19726]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 07:57:58 linuxbox named[19726]: /etc/named.conf:31: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 07:57:58 linuxbox named[19726]: /etc/named.conf:38: unknown option 'zone'
Jan 23 07:57:58 linuxbox named[19726]: /etc/named.conf:53: unexpected token near end of file
Jan 23 07:57:58 linuxbox named[19726]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Jan 23 07:57:58 linuxbox named[19726]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Jan 23 07:57:58 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 08:29:23 linuxbox named[20386]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 08:29:23 linuxbox named[20386]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 08:29:23 linuxbox named[20388]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 08:29:23 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 08:29:24 linuxbox named[20388]: no IPv6 interfaces found
Jan 23 08:29:24 linuxbox named[20388]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Jan 23 08:29:24 linuxbox named[20388]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.116.66.220#53
Jan 23 08:29:24 linuxbox named[20388]: listening on IPv4 interface eth1, 192.168.0.1#53
Jan 23 08:29:24 linuxbox named[20388]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't install keys for command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 08:29:24 linuxbox named[20388]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 08:29:24 linuxbox named[20388]: couldn't open pid file '/var/run/named.pid': Permission denied
Jan 23 08:29:24 linuxbox named[20388]: exiting (due to early fatal error)
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20683]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20683]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20685]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20685]: no IPv6 interfaces found
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20685]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20685]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.116.66.220#53
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20685]: listening on IPv4 interface eth1, 192.168.0.1#53
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20685]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't install keys for command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20685]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20685]: couldn't open pid file '/var/run/named.pid': Permission denied
Jan 23 08:45:27 linuxbox named[20685]: exiting (due to early fatal error)
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named: named shutdown failed
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20721]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20721]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20723]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20723]: no IPv6 interfaces found
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20723]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20723]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.116.66.220#53
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20723]: listening on IPv4 interface eth1, 192.168.0.1#53
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20723]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't install keys for command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20723]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20723]: couldn't open pid file '/var/run/named.pid': Permission denied
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named[20723]: exiting (due to early fatal error)
Jan 23 08:45:49 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 08:51:54 linuxbox named[20842]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 08:51:54 linuxbox named[20842]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 08:51:54 linuxbox named[20844]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 08:51:54 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 08:51:55 linuxbox named[20844]: no IPv6 interfaces found
Jan 23 08:51:55 linuxbox named[20844]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Jan 23 08:51:55 linuxbox named[20844]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.116.66.220#53
Jan 23 08:51:55 linuxbox named[20844]: listening on IPv4 interface eth1, 192.168.0.1#53
Jan 23 08:51:55 linuxbox named[20844]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't install keys for command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 08:51:55 linuxbox named[20844]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 08:51:55 linuxbox named[20844]: couldn't open pid file '/var/run/named.pid': Permission denied
Jan 23 08:51:55 linuxbox named[20844]: exiting (due to early fatal error)
Jan 23 09:11:46 linuxbox named[21156]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 09:11:46 linuxbox named[21156]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 09:11:46 linuxbox named[21158]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 09:11:46 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 09:11:47 linuxbox named[21158]: no IPv6 interfaces found
Jan 23 09:11:47 linuxbox named[21158]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Jan 23 09:11:47 linuxbox named[21158]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.116.66.220#53
Jan 23 09:11:47 linuxbox named[21158]: listening on IPv4 interface eth1, 192.168.0.1#53
Jan 23 09:11:47 linuxbox named[21158]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't install keys for command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 09:11:47 linuxbox named[21158]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 09:11:47 linuxbox named[21158]: couldn't open pid file '/var/run/named.pid': Permission denied
Jan 23 09:11:47 linuxbox named[21158]: exiting (due to early fatal error)
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21233]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21233]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21235]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21235]: no IPv6 interfaces found
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21235]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21235]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.116.66.220#53
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21235]: listening on IPv4 interface eth1, 192.168.0.1#53
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21235]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't install keys for command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21235]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21235]: couldn't open pid file '/var/run/named.pid': Permission denied
Jan 23 09:14:41 linuxbox named[21235]: exiting (due to early fatal error)
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21417]: starting BIND 9.2.3rc2 -u named
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21417]: using 1 CPU
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21419]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named: named startup succeeded
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21419]: no IPv6 interfaces found
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21419]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21419]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.116.66.220#53
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21419]: listening on IPv4 interface eth1, 192.168.0.1#53
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21419]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't install keys for command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21419]: /etc/named.conf:19: couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: not found
Jan 23 09:27:21 linuxbox named[21419]: couldn't open pid file '/var/run/named.pid': Permission denied

can u translate this for me and give me proper advice on how to setup my bind dns server also as a caching namserver.

i have 4 zones namely:

Root, 127.0.0., localhost and proxy

my full server hostname is linuxbox.proxy

my records files for the localhost zone is:

$TTL 86400
$ORIGIN localhost.
@ 1D IN SOA @ root (
42 ; serial (d. adams)
3H ; refresh
15M ; retry
1W ; expiry
1D ) ; minimum

1D IN NS @
1D IN A 127.0.0.1

the proxy zone is a forward master containing my ISP's DNS server addresses while the localhost is a master.

Thanks

Can you post your /etc/named.conf file? I'm suspecting line 11 of that file is the root of all your problems.

Thanks a lot Itsme86. really appreciate u helping out.

This is my named.conf file:


[root@linuxbox log]# cat /etc/named.conf
// generated by named-bootconf.pl

options {
directory "/var/named";
/*
* If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
* to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
* directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
* questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
* port by default.
*/
// query-source address * port 53;
};

//
// a caching only nameserver config
//
controls {
inet 127.0.0.1# allow { localhost; } keys { rndckey; };
};
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};

zone "localhost" IN {
type master;
file "localhost.zone";
allow-update { none; };
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "named.local";
allow-update { none; };
};

include "/etc/rndc.key";


zone "proxy" {
type forward;
forwarders {
192.116.66.217;
192.115.72.154;
192.115.72.170;
};
};

Hope this is useful thanks and expecting your reply

debloxie, try removing the # in rhe "controls" line. The # is a comment and effectively removes the ";" terminating the line.
HTH