Re: [cobalt-users] bind 8.3.3 and raqware instructions

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, cobalt raq4 wrote:

> I am trying to follow the instructions for installing bind 8.3.3 on one of
> our raq 4's and I am getting error msgs. Our current version of bind is
> bind-8.2.3-C1.
>
> I follow the instructions found here:
> http://www.raqware.com/how2.html#bind-8.3.3
>
> Get to this line:
> ndc stop
>
> and it throws this error at me:
> ndc: error: cannot connect to command channel (/var/run/ndc)

You are not installing as ROOT?
I thought the first instruction was "su -"

> i have tried /var/run/ndc stop:
> sh: /var/run/ndc: No such file or directory

try /etc/rc.d/init.d/named stop

> Im a bit stuck! It mentions that there may be problems installing on a raq 2
> but and gives a patch to install.
> bind832-redhat52.patch
> Im *assuming* this is for a redhat 5.2 kernel and therefore no good for our
> raq 4?

There should not be any changes for a RaQ4, and yse the patch is for
redhat 5.2

> Can anyone tell me how to find out what version of bind is running on the
> server. I have looked on the net but cant find any answers that I
> understand. ( dig command?? )
>

ndc status ### the first line should say "named 8.3.3-REL"

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