Re: [cobalt-security] running named -u named

[shimi <shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, cpaul wrote:

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> i changed my init.d/named script so that it runs named as
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>   named -u named -g named
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> but it has permission problems:
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> Jun 15 12:13:48 www named[2884]: unix control "/var/run/ndc" unlink failed: Permission denied
> Jun 15 12:13:48 www named[2884]: ctl_server: bind: /var/run/ndc: Address already in use
> Jun 15 12:13:48 www named[2884]: couldn't create pid file '/var/run/named.pid'
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> i can't really make /var/run/ writable by public?
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> or do i make a directory /var/run/named/ and chown it named?  
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as root
kill named
chown named /var/run/ndc
chgrp named /var/run/ndc
chown named /var/run/named.pid
chgrp named /var/run/named.pid
run named

should work,

- shimi