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Diffstat (limited to 'source/n/bind/default.named')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/source/n/bind/default.named b/source/n/bind/default.named index 50e18664b..5c59298df 100644 --- a/source/n/bind/default.named +++ b/source/n/bind/default.named @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # User to run named as: NAMED_USER=named -# Group to use for chowning named related files and directories. +# Group to use for named related files and directories. # By default, named will also run as the primary group of $NAMED_USER, # which will usually be the same as what's listed below, but not # necessarily if something other than the default of "named" is used. @@ -10,3 +10,15 @@ NAMED_GROUP=named # Options to run named with. At least -u $NAMED_USER is required, but # additional options may be added if needed. NAMED_OPTIONS="-u $NAMED_USER" + +# If this is set to YES, then before starting named the startup script +# will make sure that /etc/rndc.key (if it exists) and the enitre contents +# of /var/named are chowned to $NAMED_USER:$NAMED_GROUP. If some of these +# files are improperly owned, named will refuse to start or may now work +# properly. This is also a useful setting when upgrading from an older BIND +# package that would run as root. +# +# If NAMED_CHOWN is set to anything else (or is unset), then these files +# will not be chowned automatically and the admin will handle any required +# file ownerships. +NAMED_CHOWN=NO |