Bind 9 not launching named...

[William H. Magill]

I have just installed the macports version of Bind 9 and am trying to get named to run...

The install apparently finishes with zero problems:

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--->  Creating launchd control script
###########################################################
# A startup item has been generated that will aid in
# starting bind9 with launchd. It is disabled
# by default. Execute the following command to start it,
# and to cause it to launch at startup:
#
# sudo port load bind9
###########################################################
--->  Installing bind9 @9.7.2-P3_0
--->  Activating bind9 @9.7.2-P3_0

******************************************************
* To setup named to run, you need to copy named.conf.dist
* to named.conf:
* sudo cp /opt/local/etc/named.conf.dist /opt/local/etc/named.conf
* and edit as needed. If you use the default zone files for
* 127.0.0, localhost, and the cache, you also need to copy
* those files:
* sudo cp /opt/local/var/named/db.127.0.0.dist /opt/local/var/named/db.127.0.0
* sudo cp /opt/local/var/named/db.cache.dist /opt/local/var/named/db.cache
* sudo cp /opt/local/var/named/db.localhost.dist /opt/local/var/named/db.localhost
******************************************************

--->  Cleaning bind9
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I've done all the named file manipulations (this is an "upgrade" from an old Tru64 host running bind 8).

However, named is not running.

Running the command: sudo port load bind9 yields: 

/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_bind9/main.log

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cat main.log
version:1
:debug:main Executing org.macports.main (bind9)
:debug:load load phase started at Fri Dec 31 16:54:47 EST 2010
:debug:load Executing org.macports.load (bind9)
:error:load Target org.macports.load returned: org.macports.bind9: Already loaded
:debug:load Backtrace: org.macports.bind9: Already loaded
    while executing
"exec $launchctl_path load -w $path"
    (procedure "portload::load_main" line 11)
    invoked from within
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:load Warning: the following items did not execute (for bind9): org.macports.load
:notice:load Log for bind9 is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_bind9/main.log
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But I find nothing in a PS indicating that bind or named is running and dig (from another host) returns:
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dig @shianbrae.mcgillsociety.org mcgillsociety.org

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @shianbrae.mcgillsociety.org mcgillsociety.org 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; res_nsend to server shianbrae.mcgillsociety.org  98.140.106.68: Connection refused
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What am I missing?


T.T.F.N.
William H. Magill
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