Re: AW: [cobalt-users] named will not start

["Pete Smith" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > further to the below, when I attempt to start named with
> > ./etc/rc.d/init.d/named start
> >
> > it pukes with "Setting up DNS Server:  nameduser "named" unknown"
> >
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I've read that with a named update (somehwere before OS Update 5 I 
> think) the system creates a user "named". this user runs the named 
> daemon. maybe you have accidently deleted this user somehow ? it 
> doesn't show up in the admin control panel btw.
> 
> If you check the Cobalt updates on the sun site you'll see this named
> updates which
> indicates that a new user for this daemon is created.
> 
> Hope thats helps a little...
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Tobi

Thanks Tobi

created a user "named", restarted named, and all is okay.

prolly not v. secure though. I'll have to some further investigation, and
report results to the list.

thanks again

PeTE :-)
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PeTe :)
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