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Bind on FreeBSD 7.2 error: named[1531]: the working directory is not writable

To fix this error, edit the following file: /etc/mtree/BIND.chroot.dist Change: /set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755 into: /set type=dir uname=bind gname=wheel mode=0755 Then restart bind: /etc/rc.d/named restart

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Portupgrade pkgdb.db “unexpected file type or format” error

# portupgrade -a [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg … /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format — Invalid argument; rebuild needed] [Rebuilding the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg … [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg … /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format — Invalid argument; rebuild needed] [Rebuilding the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg … /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected […]