I suspect that it is waiting on /dev/random to provide it with data, and that:
rndc-confgen -b 256 -c /etc/named/rndc.key -r /dev/urandom would give you a result quickly. I'm marking this 'Triaged' as I agree with the suggestion of a message stating its waiting on random data. ** Changed in: bind9 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: bind9 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to bind9 in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/697609 Title: rndc-confgen does nothing -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs