[Unbound-users] could not open autotrust file for writing

W.C.A. Wijngaards wouter at nlnetlabs.nl
Tue Jul 30 06:42:40 UTC 2013


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Hi Robert,

On 07/30/2013 05:59 AM, Robert Edmonds wrote:
> shmick at riseup.net wrote:
>> hi list,
>> 
>> im getting permission denied for updating root.key but the
>> permissions are as follows with read/write for unbound
>> user/group
>> 
>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 unbound unbound 139 Jul 27 16:28 
>> /usr/local/etc/unbound/root.key
>> 
>> there's no other way to update the anchor other than running as
>> root ?
> 
> i believe unbound-anchor rename()'s the replacement file onto the 
> existing file, so you will also need permission to write into the 
> containing directory.

Yes it does, to protect against disk-full errors, because you do not
want to be stuck without the root trust anchor (or half of the file).

Best regards,
   Wouter

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