-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Charles Curley wrote: > I seem to be having a problem with zone transfer. > > I have bind running inside my local domain (an experimental network > that the outside world never sees). > > I set up the master as follows: > > > // We are authoritative for this zone. > zone "localdomain" IN { > type master; > file "localdomain"; > allow-transfer { > # 192.168.1.12; > 192.168.1.32; > 192.168.1.4; > }; > allow-update { none; }; > }; > > For the same zone, the slave is as follows: > > > // We are authoritative for this zone. > zone "localdomain" IN { > type slave; > file "localdomain"; > masters { 192.168.1.3; }; > }; > > The transfer appears to start. The master reports, e.g: > > Jul 3 17:46:14 charlesc named[27334]: client 192.168.1.4#48326: transfer of 'localdomain/IN': AXFR started > > It never reports that the transfer ends. Actually, it does seem to state "end of transfer." But it's not succeeding. :) > Jul 3 17:46:16 dragon named[14083]: zone localdomain/IN: Transfer started. > Jul 3 17:46:16 dragon named[14083]: transfer of 'localdomain/IN' from 192.168.1.3#53: connected using 192.168.1.4#48326 > Jul 3 17:46:16 dragon named[14083]: dumping master file: tmp-EYbYqUHud2: open: permission denied > Jul 3 17:46:16 dragon named[14083]: transfer of 'localdomain/IN' from 192.168.1.3#53: failed while receiving responses: permission denied > Jul 3 17:46:16 dragon named[14083]: transfer of 'localdomain/IN' from 192.168.1.3#53: end of transfer > > What am I doing wrong? I'd take a stab at SELinux being the cause. Do you have that running in Enforcing mode on either box by chance? - -- Todd OpenPGP -> KeyID: 0xD654075A | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ====================================================================== Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt. -- Robert Lindner -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: When crypto is outlawed bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl. iG0EARECAC0FAkSpvs8mGGh0dHA6Ly93d3cucG9ib3guY29tL350bXovcGdwL3Rt ei5hc2MACgkQuv+09NZUB1rklACgqk/njUg1HAg1n0eWpBFtD6g1eZkAnjFaH7ga HAq2G9NJplsdLCEFPxAY =e4Kg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----