Would be nice if the error output or log would indicate such failures. Frank
-----Original Message----- From: bind-users-bounces+frnkblk=iname....@lists.isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounces+frnkblk=iname....@lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of Tony Finch Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:31 AM To: Fredrik Poller Cc: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: RE: rndc: 'addzone' failed: permission denied To use `rndc addzone`, named needs to be able to write to the zone configuration file in its working directory, called 3bf305731dd26307.nzf for the _default view. Both named and the user invoking rndc need to be able to read the rndc.key file which is usually in /etc. You need to create the zone's master file on disk (and any keys etc.) before running `rndc addzone`. Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <d...@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ South-east Iceland: Cyclonic 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 for a time in north. Slight or moderate. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users