Re: rndc.exe error

At 11:06 PM 5/31/2005, you wrote:
>----- Original Message Follows -----
> > 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.

same error.

I'll try 9.3.1

thanks
Len