#2350 RNDC install fails; cannot find key in rndc.conf

[Alexis]

I am running Webmin 1.220 with BIND 8 on a SuSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9.

I have tried installing RNDC countless times on this
server, but it always fails.

I have used an include of "/etc/rndc.key" as well as
explicitly stating the key in the /etc/named.conf
file. I have deleted all references to it. I have
changed the key manually, changed it back to the
automatic system key.

In short, I don't understand why this isn't working.
Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Alexis

[Jamie Cameron]

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Are you getting this error when you use the 'Setup RNDC'
page in the BIND module? If not, when does the error occur
exactly?

[Alexis]

screenshot -- set up rndc

[Alexis]

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yes, i am trying to install RNDC via the Webmin browser
interface. I get no explicit errors telling me what is
wrong in the Webmin browser, but receive a generic error
message.

[Alexis]

screenshot -- failed rndc

[Alexis]

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also, note (per an emailed question on this issue a month
ago) -- the rndc-confgen code returns the following. it
seems to me like it's doing what Webmin would expect.

ns1:~ # rndc-confgen
# Start of rndc.conf
key "rndc-key" {
algorithm hmac-md5;
secret "Hbt5/k9zIx88XjWDlIiyRQ==";
};

options {
default-key "rndc-key";
default-server 127.0.0.1;
default-port 953;
};
# End of rndc.conf

# Use with the following in named.conf, adjusting the
allow list as needed:
# key "rndc-key" {
# algorithm hmac-md5;
# secret "Hbt5/k9zIx88XjWDlIiyRQ==";
# };
#
# controls {
# inet 127.0.0.1 port 953
# allow { 127.0.0.1; } keys { "rndc-key"; };
# };
# End of named.conf
ns1:~ #

[Jamie Cameron]

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What is the exact error message you are seeing in Webmin
when you try to setup rndc?
The output from rndc-confgen looks OK though..