In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jame s Burnie" writes: > ...first time user of BIND... > I am trying to install BIND 9.5.0-P2-W1 on a windows XP system. The "named" > user is assigned with correct permissions and is able to login as a service. > However, the ISC BIND service will not start. I checked the event viewer > logs and they indicate that file named.conf is missing from > windows\system32\dns\etc. Upon checking same directory, I discover that the > bindinstall process did not populate any files there. If I create a blank > "named.conf" file in that directory, I discover that I am then able to start > the ISC BIND service successfully. > > My questions: > 1. Should named.conf have been created as part of the bindinstall process?
No. We don't do this for unix either. > 2. Are there any other files that should have been created in > windows\system32\dns\etc as part of bindinstall? No. named.conf, rndc.conf or rndc.key are all post install. See readme.1st. Note: BIND 9.5.0-P2-W2 is due out rsn to address the udp client handler shutting down in BIND 9.5.0-P2-W1. > 3. What do I need to do to get this working correctly? > > Thanks, > James Burnie > > > -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED]