Named is not reloading correctly when I add a domain

On some systems, the named boot script provided with the bind rpms don't seem to reliably reload the named program. You can obtain a new named boot script by running the following (RedHat):

cd /etc/init.d
mv named named.backup
wget http://www.directadmin.com/named
chmod 755 named
/sbin/chkconfig named reset

This boot script uses are more direct method of reloading named.

Note, if you're using debian, use:

#!/bin/sh

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

# for a chrooted server: "-u bind -t /var/lib/named"
# Don't modify this line, change or create /etc/default/bind9.
OPTIONS=""

PID_FILE=/var/run/bind/run/named.pid

case "$1" in
    start)
	echo -n "Starting domain name service: named"

	modprobe capability >/dev/null 2>&1 || true

	# dirs under /var/run can go away on reboots.
	mkdir -p /var/run/bind/run
	chmod 775 /var/run/bind/run
	chown root:bind /var/run/bind/run >/dev/null 2>&1 || true

	if [ ! -x /usr/sbin/named ]; then
	    echo "named binary missing - not starting"
	    exit 1
	fi
	if start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/named \
		--pidfile /var/run/bind/run/named.pid -- $OPTIONS; then
	    if [ -x /sbin/resolvconf ] ; then
		echo "nameserver 127.0.0.1" | /sbin/resolvconf -a lo
	    fi
	fi
	echo "."	
    ;;

    stop)
	echo -n "Stopping domain name service: named"
	#if [ -x /sbin/resolvconf ]; then
	#    /sbin/resolvconf -d lo
	#fi
	#/usr/sbin/rndc stop
	kill `cat $PID_FILE`
	echo "."	
    ;;

    reload)
	#/usr/sbin/rndc reload
	kill -HUP `cat $PID_FILE`
    ;;

    restart|force-reload)
	$0 stop
	sleep 2
	$0 start
    ;;
    
    *)
	echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/bind {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload}" >&2
	exit 1
    ;;
esac

exit 0

if you're using FreeBSD, use:

#!/bin/sh

#bootscript for named

# Source function library.
. /usr/local/etc/rc.d/functions

pidfile=/var/run/named.pid
if [ ! -e $pidfile ]; then
	pidfile=/var/run/named/pid
fi


start() {
	echo -n "Starting Named: ";

	COUNT=`ps ax | grep /usr/sbin/named | grep -v grep | grep -c named`

	if [ "$COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
		echo "named is already running.";
		exit 0;
	fi

        daemon /usr/sbin/named -u bind
        RETVAL=$?
        if [ "$RETVAL" = "0" ] && touch /var/spool/lock/named
	then
		echo -e "\t\t[ OK ]";
	else
		echo -e "\t\t[ FAILED ]";
	fi
}

stop() {
        echo -n "Stopping Named: "
	#killall named 2> /dev/null

	PIDS=`ps ax | grep /usr/sbin/named | grep -v grep | cut -d\  -f1`
	kill -9 $PIDS

        RETVAL=$?
        if [ "$RETVAL" = "0" ] && rm -f /var/spool/lock/named
	then
		echo -e "\t\t[ OK ]";
	else
		echo -e "\t\t[ FAILED ]";
	fi
	sleep 1;
	killall -9 named 2> /dev/null
}

restart() {
	echo -n "Restarting Named: "
	/usr/sbin/ndc restart > /dev/null
	RETVAL=$?
        if [ "$RETVAL" = "0" ];
        then
                echo -e "\t\t[ OK ]";
        else
                echo -e "\t\t[ FAILED ]";
        fi
}

reload() {
	echo -n "Reloading Named: "
	#/usr/sbin/ndc reload
	kill -HUP `cat $pidfile`
	RETVAL=$?
        if [ "$RETVAL" = "0" ];
        then
                echo -e "\t\t[ OK ]";
        else
                echo -e "\t\t[ FAILED ]";
        fi
}



case "$1" in
  start)
        start
        ;;
  stop)
        stop
        ;;
  restart)
        #restart
	stop
	start
        ;;
  reload)
	#reload
	stop
	start
	;;	
  status)
        status named
        ;;
  *)
        echo "Usage: named {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
        exit 1
esac

exit $RETVAL