Re: [cobalt-users] NAMED UPDATE !!!

[Nico Meijer <nico.meijer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Robbert,

First of all to the Sun/Cobalt people: thanks for putting this update out!

> Reboot Required: Yes

Been there, did that, got the t-shirt (if I'm not *totally* scr*wing up 
the beautiful English language) and no need for a reboot either.

Check to see if named exists in both /etc/passwd and /etc/group.

If it doesn't, add group named with gid 25 and user named with uid 25 
and shell "/bin/false". I don't recall having had to do that, but I 
might be mistaken.

Then, edit (after backing up!) /etc/rc.d/init.d/named (I'm on a RaQ3) 
and change the line that reads:

daemon named

to

daemon named -u named

Then, issue something like: "/etc.rc.d/init.d/named restart; sleep 5; ps 
aux |grep named". The stuff behind "restart" is there to give the 
machine the time to do it's work and then check to see if it is actually 
running as user named if running at all. I don't remember if you need to 
change any permissions on certain files/directories (/etc/named; 
/var/run, to name a few). Perhaps someone else on this list can clarify.

This worked for me. YMMV! Be careful, as always. I merely provide this 
info as an alternative to the update that requires rebooting a 
(production) server.

HTH... Nico

P.S. This is *not* a "slam Sun/Cobalt post". I am glad they have 
provided this update and would install this in a second if I hadn't 
already changed my personal config. I do not encourage you or anybody on 
this list to do what I (and many others on this list; check the 
archives) did. If you do not feel comfortable with the hints provided 
above, install this update. Who knows what updates might fail in the 
future because you didn't install this one? I'm taking my chances... 
I'll avoid a reboot *any* day! Man, I think I just GPL'd my own post. ;-)

P.P.S. To the Sun/Cobalt people on this list: I would very much like to 
know why this reboot is in order. If you would be so kind as to disclose 
this information, this particular RaQ3 owner would be a happier camper. :-)