Am Mo, den 19.01.2004 schrieb Naoki um 05:48: > Hmm, it doesn't matter what's in the file, or even if the file is empty > or non-existent. Same error. Strange. [ snip ] the pitty of top-posting :( Check the /var/named/chroot/etc/named.conf file! ROOTDIR is presumably set in /etc/sysconfig/named to ROOTDIR=/var/named/chroot. Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999 PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653