install bind package hangs

darthaxul · 2009-06-06 18:24:11

pacman -S bind
warning: bind-9.6.0.P1-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (1): bind-9.6.0.P1-1

Total Download Size: 0.00 MB
Total Installed Size: 6.70 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
checking package integrity...
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [#####################] 100%
(1/1) upgrading bind

This is where I never get my command prompt back, I have to Ctrl+c to get it back to the prompt.
^C
Interrupt signal received

Interrupt signal received
#

ataraxia · 2009-06-06 22:58:09

Bind includes an install script. It's probably either slower than you expect, or hanging:

# arg 1:  the new package version
post_install() {
  getent group named  >/dev/null || usr/sbin/groupadd -g 40 named
  getent passwd named >/dev/null || usr/sbin/useradd -u 40 -c "BIND DNS Server" -g named -d /var/named -s /bin/false named
  usr/bin/passwd -l named &>/dev/null

  [ -f var/log/named.log ] || : >var/log/named.log
  chown named.named var/log/named.log
  # create an rndc.key if it doesn't already exist
  if [ ! -s etc/rndc.key ]; then
    usr/sbin/rndc-confgen -b 256 | head -n 5 >>etc/rndc.key
    chown root.named etc/rndc.key
    chmod 640 etc/rndc.key
  fi
}

# arg 1:  the new package version
# arg 2:  the old package version
post_upgrade() {
  post_install $1
  # old versions of this package didn't have a named user
  chown -R named:named var/named
  # old versions of this package didn't set permissions correct
  chown root:named etc/named.conf
  chmod 640 etc/named.conf
}

# arg 1:  the old package version
pre_remove() {
  usr/sbin/userdel named &>/dev/null
  usr/sbin/groupdel named &>/dev/null
}

op=$1
shift

$op $*

passbe · 2009-07-13 11:34:12

did anyone come up with a solution to this? Im having the exact same problem.

djszapi · 2009-07-13 23:05:51

It works for me, have you tried pacman -Sf bind too ?

fushunpoon · 2009-09-13 14:43:12

I have the same problem with same outputs!
I have tried pacman -Sf as well, but it hasn't helped.

bind is operable after termination of pacman, but of course, this is not ideal, as it leaves pacman in a possibly inconsistent state.

shining · 2009-09-13 16:07:03

Just try running the post_install function manually, line by line.
And find out which one hangs.

fushunpoon · 2009-09-15 16:06:00

Ya! did the script line-by-line and found that the

rndc-confgen -b 256

line was hanging/taking very long. Looking online, it looks like this generator relies on /dev/random, which for me doesn't really spit out anything at all, and keeps blocking (why IS that?!
cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail gives me a lowly figure of 161).

A workaround to make Pacman's script happy is simply to create the key file yourself using rndc-confgen with entropy from the keyboard (bashing your head onto it doesn't work too badly here!), preventing the invocation of rndc-confgen in the post-install script:

# cd /etc
# rm rndc.key
# rndc-confgen -a -r keyboard
Start typing now...
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
Stop typing.

#

etc. The file should have been written to rndc.key.

Then if you run

pacman -Sy bind

the script will see the rndc.key file and do nothing, completing install happily. =]

shining · 2009-09-17 08:23:47

when my system is idle, /dev/random does not seem to spit much here either.
I have to do some stuff like using the keyboard, the mouse, etc.
But installing bind package worked perfectly here, so I guess rndc-confgen -b 256 worked fine.

In any cases, it might be worth a bug report, with all this information.

Arch Linux

#1 2009-06-06 18:24:11

install bind package hangs

#2 2009-06-06 22:58:09

Re: install bind package hangs

#3 2009-07-13 11:34:12

Re: install bind package hangs

#4 2009-07-13 23:05:51

Re: install bind package hangs

#5 2009-09-13 14:43:12

Re: install bind package hangs

#6 2009-09-13 16:07:03

Re: install bind package hangs

#7 2009-09-15 16:06:00

Re: install bind package hangs

#8 2009-09-17 08:23:47

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