Re: rndc.exe error

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> bind 9.3 on w2k, runs, is listening on port 53, and 953 as shown by
> "netstat -na", is stop/starting from services applet, and resolving
> and logging fine. bind logs itself in as windows account "named".
>
> c:\winnt\system32dns\etc\rndc.conf is:
>
> key "rndc-key" {
> algorithm hmac-md5;
> secret "<secret>";
> };
>
> options {
> default-server 127.0.0.1;=0b
> default-key rndc-key;
> defalt-port 953;
> };
>
> =3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d
> the key statement above is pasted from the "rndc-confgen -a" command
> giving the rndc.key file, which file is included into named.conf.
>
> The problem is that "rndc status" gives the generic "rndc.exe has
> generated error and will be closed...log being created"
>

Run rndc -V status and see what it's failing on.

Danny

> event viewer /application shows nothing.
>
> thanks
> Len
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