{"id":757,"date":"2012-09-10T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supportpro.com\/?p=757"},"modified":"2018-10-04T04:09:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T10:09:13","slug":"how-to-fix-rndc-error-in-whmcpanel-rndc-connection-failed-connection-refused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportpro.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-rndc-error-in-whmcpanel-rndc-connection-failed-connection-refused\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix rndc error in WHM\/cPanel (rndc: connection failed \/ refused)"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘rncd : connection failed : connection refused’ is a common error occurred in cpanel. Inorder to get the name servers work properly we need to eliminate this error. Elimination of this error is a simple process which takes only a few minutes via cPanel \/scripts..<\/div>\n
The steps to solve the issue is as follows :<\/div>\n
1. Login to your server as root via SSH<\/div>\n
2. Run: \/scripts\/updatenow<\/div>\n
3. Run: \/scripts\/fixrndc<\/div>\n
The above steps should fix most of the cases, but if it does not, do follow the following steps :<\/div>\n
1. Login to your server as root via SSH<\/div>\n
2. Run: vi \/etc\/rndc.conf (or vi \/etc\/namedb\/rndc.conf on FreeBSD)<\/div>\n
replace all instances of “rndc-key” with “rndckey”<\/div>\n
3. Run: vi \/etc\/named.conf (or vi \/etc\/namedb\/named.conf on FreeBSD)<\/div>\n
replace all instances of “rndc-key” with “rndckey”<\/div>\n
4. Run: \/scripts\/fixnamed<\/div>\n
5. Run: \/scripts\/fixndc<\/div>\n
6. If you received an error in the last step, run \/scripts\/fixndc another<\/div>\n
time.<\/div>\n
7. Restart named (on RH this is service named restart)<\/div>\n

‘rndc : connection failed : connection refused’ is a common error occurred in cpanel. Inorder to get the name servers work properly we need to eliminate this error. Elimination of this error is a simple process which takes only a few minutes via cPanel \/scripts..<\/p>\n

The steps to solve the issue is as follows :<\/p>\n

1. Login to your server as root via SSH<\/p>\n

2. Run: \/scripts\/updatenow<\/p>\n

3. Run: \/scripts\/fixrndc<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The above steps should fix most of the cases, but if it does not, do follow the following steps :<\/p>\n

1. Login to your server as root via SSH<\/p>\n

2. Run: vi \/etc\/rndc.conf (or vi \/etc\/namedb\/rndc.conf on FreeBSD)<\/p>\n

replace all instances of “rndc-key” with “rndckey”<\/p>\n

3. Run: vi \/etc\/named.conf (or vi \/etc\/namedb\/named.conf on FreeBSD)<\/p>\n

replace all instances of “rndc-key” with “rndckey”<\/p>\n

4. Run: \/scripts\/fixnamed<\/p>\n

5. Run: \/scripts\/fixrndc<\/p>\n

6. If you received an error in the last step, run \/scripts\/fixndc another<\/p>\n

time.<\/p>\n

7. Restart named (on RH this is service named restart)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you require help, contact SupportPRO Server Admin<\/a><\/p>\n

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