Are there any errors in the log? To start it you should run "systemctl 
start named.service"

To enable startup on boot, "systemctl enable named.service"
To disable startup on boot, "systemctl disable named.service"

Gilbert


On 11/19/2014 10:53 PM, Anthony Radzykewycz wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>     I am trying to get a DNS/DHCP server up and running using CentOS 
> 7. I have modified the /etc/named.conf file and created the zone 
> files. I attempt to start the named service with 'systemctl start 
> named,' and it fails. Upon investigating 'systemctl status 
> named.service,' it shows that BIND will not start. BIND is installed 
> on the system. I read quite a few forums to no avail. Some were saying 
> that the issue is with the bind-chroot package (which I re-installed), 
> another stated that it was SElinux (I ran 'restorecon /etc/named.conf' 
> 'touch /.autorelabel' 'reboot'). That also did not resolve the issue. 
> Does anyone have an idea as to why BIND will not start?
> Anthony Radzykewycz
>
>
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