Hi folks, BIND 9.5.0 complied from source chrooted Configuration : prefix=/usr/local/bind Debian Etch On starting bind; Code: # /usr/local/bind/sbin/named -u named -t /usr/local/bind -c /etc/named.conf -g 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.771 starting BIND 9.5.0 -u named -t /usr/local/bind -c /etc/named.conf -g 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.830 loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf' 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.856 listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.858 listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.168.0.203#53 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.868 default max-cache-size (33554432) applies 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.869 automatic empty zone: 0.IN-ADDR.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.869 automatic empty zone: 127.IN-ADDR.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.869 automatic empty zone: 254.169.IN-ADDR.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.869 automatic empty zone: 2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.869 automatic empty zone: 255.255.255.255.IN-ADDR.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.869 automatic empty zone: 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.IP6.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.870 automatic empty zone: 1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.IP6.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.870 automatic empty zone: D.F.IP6.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.870 automatic empty zone: 8.E.F.IP6.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.870 automatic empty zone: 9.E.F.IP6.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.870 automatic empty zone: A.E.F.IP6.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.870 automatic empty zone: B.E.F.IP6.ARPA 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.871 default max-cache-size (33554432) applies: view _bind 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.871 none:0: open: /usr/local/bind/etc/rndc.key: file not found 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.871 couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: file not found 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.871 none:0: open: /usr/local/bind/etc/rndc.key: file not found 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.871 couldn't add command channel ::1#953: file not found 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.882 ignoring config file logging statement due to -g option 30-Oct-2008 01:31:18.885 running It is started and running now. But I found rndc.key not created. # updatedb # locate rndc.key no printout Do I need to create it on this version of BIND? Which options shall be up on runnging; # rndc-conf /usr/local/bind/etc/rndc.key ??? There is no "man" running. TIA B.R. satimis