On some systems, the named boot script provided with the bind rpms don't seem to reliably reload the named program. Â 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
Note, if you're using debian, use:
www.directadmin.com/named.debian
if you're using FreeBSD, use:
www.directadmin.com/named.freebsd