[SOLVED] " rndc-confgen -a" on RHEL6 hangs

vahab · 08-01-2012, 01:50 AM

Hi,
I am trying to start BIND (named) service on a newly installed RHEL6 (SELinux is disabled) ,but the service cannot be started :

It stuck like below :
# /etc/init.d/named start
Generating /etc/rndc.key:

I stopped this command and tried to generate rndc key manually, but this command hangs too :
# rndc-confgen -a

Did anyone has the similar issue ?

Thanks.

bathory · 08-01-2012, 04:19 AM

Hi,

Try to use

Code:

rndc-confgen -a -r /dev/urandom

and see if it helps.
Note: if you're trying to run bind chrooted under /var/named/chroot (default in RHEL) you need to add "-t /var/named/chroot" in the command above

Regards

vahab · 08-01-2012, 12:47 PM

Thank you,
rndc-confgen -a -r /dev/urandom -t /var/named/chroot
solved my problem.

That is so strange that it needed a trick to start BIND in a new default OS. that is why I still don't like RHEL6 !

bathory · 08-01-2012, 01:25 PM

Quote:

That is so strange that it needed a trick to start BIND in a new default OS. that is why I still don't like RHEL6 !

It's a known RHEL bug, but I thought it was resolved by now.
Anyway, if you're happy with the solution you can mark the thread "SOLVED" from the Thread Tools on top of the page

Regards

vincix · 01-27-2014, 01:30 PM

After 10 years I found this solution still valid for Centos 6.5

Thanks!