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> On 23 Jul 2026, at 07:45, pgnd <[email protected]> wrote: > > ( not sure if -devel banch issues go here, or at gitlab; i can move this to > @gl, if advised ... ) > > i've a working bind9 v9.21.23 server on a Fedora 44 box. > > it's a local (mock env) build. no errors at all during the build. > > rpm -qa | grep bind9.*x86_64 > bind9-current-git_v9.21.23-0.20260722_201416.gitef06030.fc44.x86_64 > > /usr/local/bind9/bin/named -v > BIND 9.21.23 (Development Release) <id:noscm> > > /usr/local/bind9/bin/named -V > BIND 9.21.23 (Development Release) <id:noscm> > running on Linux x86_64 7.1.4-202.fc44.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Jul > 21 15:24:22 UTC 2026 > built by meson with -Dbuildtype=plain -Dprefix=/usr/local/bind9 > -Dbindir=/usr/local/bind9/bin -Dsbindir=/usr/local/bind9/bin > -Dlibexecdir=/usr/local/bind9/libexec -Dlibdir=/usr/local/bind9/lib64 > -Dincludedir=/usr/local/bind9/include -Ddatadir=/usr/local/bind9/share > -Dinfodir=/usr/local/bind9/share/info > -Dlocaledir=/usr/local/bind9/share/locale -Dmandir=/usr/local/bind9/share/man > -Dsharedstatedir=/var/lib -Dlocalstatedir=/var > -Dsysconfdir=/usr/local/etc/named '-Dc_link_args=-Wl,--enable-new-dtags > -Wl,-z,origin -Wl,-rpath,$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/..:$ORIGIN/../lib64 -Wl,-z,relro > -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs -Wl,-z,now > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld-errors > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -Wl,--build-id=sha1 > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes ' > '-Dcpp_link_args=-Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-z,origin > -Wl,-rpath,$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/..:$ORIGIN/../lib64 -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,--as-needed > -Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs -Wl,-z,now > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld-errors > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -Wl,--build-id=sha1 > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes ' -Dbackend=ninja > -Ddefault_library=shared -Dwrap_mode=nodownload -Dauto_features=enabled > -Dcmocka=enabled -Ddnstap=enabled -Ddoc=enabled -Dfuzzing=disabled > -Dgeoip=enabled -Dgssapi=disabled -Didn=enabled -Dstats-json=enabled > -Dtracing=enabled > compiled by GCC 16.1.1 20260515 (Red Hat 16.1.1-2) > compiled with OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 3.5.7 9 Jun 2026 > linked to OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 3.5.7 9 Jun 2026 > compiled with libuv version: 1.52.1 > linked to libuv version: 1.52.1 > compiled with liburcu-membarrier version: 0.15.6 > compiled with jemalloc version: 5.3.0 > compiled with libnghttp2 version: 1.68.0 > linked to libnghttp2 version: 1.68.0 > compiled with libxml2 version: 2.12.10 > linked to libxml2 version: 21210 > compiled with json-c version: 0.18 > linked to json-c version: 0.18 > compiled with zlib version: 1.3.1.zlib-ng > linked to zlib version: 1.3.1.zlib-ng > linked to maxminddb version: 1.13.3 > compiled with protobuf-c version: 1.5.2 > linked to protobuf-c version: 1.5.2 > threads support is enabled > DNSSEC algorithms: RSASHA256 RSASHA512 ECDSAP256SHA256 ECDSAP384SHA384 > ED25519 ED448 RSASHA256OID RSASHA512OID > DS algorithms: SHA-1 SHA-256 SHA-384 > HMAC algorithms: HMAC-MD5 HMAC-SHA1 HMAC-SHA224 HMAC-SHA256 HMAC-SHA384 > HMAC-SHA512 > TKEY mode 2 support (Diffie-Hellman): no > TKEY mode 3 support (GSS-API): no > > default paths: > named configuration: /usr/local/etc/named/named.conf > rndc configuration: /usr/local/etc/named/rndc.conf > nsupdate session key: /var/run/named/session.key > named PID file: /var/run/named/named.pid > geoip-directory: /usr/share/GeoIP > > launch with usual > > /usr/local/bind9/bin/named -n 2 -S 1024 -u named -c > /usr/local/etc/named/named.conf > > directly, or via systemd unit, is OK. bind9 execs as normal. > i've been bumping releases as they arrive; been stable for quite awhile here. > > a new build, bumping to v9.21.24 -- with same spec/config as usual builds & > installs with no errors > > rpm -qa | grep bind9.*x86_64 > bind9-current-git_v9.21.24-0.20260722_210025.git4b1f0f3.fc44.x86_64 > > /usr/local/bind9/bin/named -v > BIND 9.21.24 (Development Release) <id:noscm> > > /usr/local/bind9/bin/named -V > BIND 9.21.24 (Development Release) <id:noscm> > running on Linux x86_64 7.1.4-202.fc44.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Jul > 21 15:24:22 UTC 2026 (Fedora Linux 44 (Forty Four)) > built by meson with -Dbuildtype=plain -Dprefix=/usr/local/bind9 > -Dbindir=/usr/local/bind9/bin -Dsbindir=/usr/local/bind9/bin > -Dlibexecdir=/usr/local/bind9/libexec -Dlibdir=/usr/local/bind9/lib64 > -Dincludedir=/usr/local/bind9/include -Ddatadir=/usr/local/bind9/share > -Dinfodir=/usr/local/bind9/share/info > -Dlocaledir=/usr/local/bind9/share/locale -Dmandir=/usr/local/bind9/share/man > -Dsharedstatedir=/var/lib -Dlocalstatedir=/var > -Dsysconfdir=/usr/local/etc/named '-Dc_link_args=-Wl,--enable-new-dtags > -Wl,-z,origin -Wl,-rpath,$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/..:$ORIGIN/../lib64 -Wl,-z,relro > -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs -Wl,-z,now > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld-errors > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -Wl,--build-id=sha1 > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes ' > '-Dcpp_link_args=-Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-z,origin > -Wl,-rpath,$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/..:$ORIGIN/../lib64 -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,--as-needed > -Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs -Wl,-z,now > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld-errors > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -Wl,--build-id=sha1 > -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes ' -Dbackend=ninja > -Ddefault_library=shared -Dwrap_mode=nodownload -Dauto_features=enabled > -Dcmocka=enabled -Ddnstap=enabled -Ddoc=enabled -Dfuzzing=disabled > -Dgeoip=enabled -Dgssapi=disabled -Didn=enabled -Dstats-json=enabled > -Dtracing=enabled > compiled by GCC 16.1.1 20260515 (Red Hat 16.1.1-2) > compiled with OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 3.5.7 9 Jun 2026 > linked to OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 3.5.7 9 Jun 2026 > compiled with libuv version: 1.52.1 > linked to libuv version: 1.52.1 > compiled with liburcu-membarrier version: 0.15.6 > compiled with jemalloc version: 5.3.0 > compiled with libnghttp2 version: 1.68.0 > linked to libnghttp2 version: 1.68.0 > compiled with libxml2 version: 2.12.10 > linked to libxml2 version: 21210 > compiled with json-c version: 0.18 > linked to json-c version: 0.18 > compiled with zlib version: 1.3.1.zlib-ng > linked to zlib version: 1.3.1.zlib-ng > linked to maxminddb version: 1.13.3 > compiled with protobuf-c version: 1.5.2 > linked to protobuf-c version: 1.5.2 > threads support is enabled > DNSSEC algorithms: RSASHA256 RSASHA512 ECDSAP256SHA256 ECDSAP384SHA384 > ED25519 ED448 RSASHA256OID RSASHA512OID > DS algorithms: SHA-1 SHA-256 SHA-384 > HMAC algorithms: HMAC-MD5 HMAC-SHA1 HMAC-SHA224 HMAC-SHA256 HMAC-SHA384 > HMAC-SHA512 > TKEY mode 2 support (Diffie-Hellman): no > TKEY mode 3 support (GSS-API): no > > default paths: > named configuration: /usr/local/etc/named/named.conf > rndc configuration: /usr/local/etc/named/rndc.conf > nsupdate session key: /var/run/named/session.key > named PID file: /var/run/named/named.pid > geoip-directory: /usr/share/GeoIP > > but on exec of same > > /usr/local/bind9/bin/named -n 2 -S 1024 -u named -c > /usr/local/etc/named/named.conf > > nothing. > > no bind logs -- at debug or any level. > no systemd journal entries. > no errors to console. > named-checkconf doesn't complain at all. > > just radio silence. > > switch back to v9.21.23, all's good. > > i'm certainly used to tracking down config changes, etc on -devel version > bumps. > but, am currently stumped as to why i get _no_ output of any kind. > > any hints as to where to poke at this? > or anything obvious i might've missed? > -- > Visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from > this list. -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: [email protected] -- Visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list.
