BIND DNS server module seems a bit out of date

[James M. Moe]

opensuse 15.4
BIND 9.16.6
webmin 2.000

A couple of problems with the BIND module.

1. Selecting "Apply configuration" results in:

  Failed to apply changes : Restart command failed :
  sh: /etc/init.d/named: No such file or directory

This is true. And has been for years.

1. Webmin apparently does not recognize the "key-directory" option.
   After including the option and selecting a "Sign zone" function, named failed
   because the files were not where Webmin expected them; they were in the
   directory indicated by "key-directory path-to-keys;".

[Ilia]

Hello,

Yes, this is exactly what I'm working on now.

I will send you devel rpm to try when finished.

[Ilia]

Also, you could help by changing Webmin BIND config to the correct variant and sharing it here.

[James M. Moe]

I looked for a way to change the settings. Where is "Webmin BIND config"?

[Ilia]

Check this attachment!

[James M. Moe]

Okay, found it in /etc/webmin/bind8/config. I changed the /etc/init.d/named {command}to /usr/bin/systemctl {command} named.service.

Changing the key_directory behavior looks more complicated.

[Ilia]

Alright, upcoming Webmin 2.010 will have much greater support for openSUSE Leap. The devel package which can be installed right now can be downloaded here.

It will only work if you completely reinstall Webmin or delete all config files under Webnin modules, i.e. /etc/webmin/*/config files.

Please feel free to give it a try and let me know how it works for you. Backup /etc/webmin before trying!