bind/named is failing to start and error "open("/etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf", O_RDONLY) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied)" is seen in logs.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Whenever attempting to start named after bind package updated to 9.8 or higher.

    [root@hostname etc]# /etc/init.d/named start
    Starting named:                                            [FAILED]
    [root@hostname etc]#
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8
  • bind

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