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Description of problem:
running '/etc/init.d/named restart' doesnt restart the named server.

the script runs rndc stop to stop the service which fails.

/var/log/messages contains the following relevant information:

<log>
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: starting BIND 9.2.1 -u named
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: using 1 CPU
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named: named startup succeeded
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: no IPv6 interfaces found
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0,
10.0.0.110#53
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loading
master file 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa.zone: file not found
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: dns_master_load: /var/named/db.d:11:
ignoring out-of-zone data (hockey.perth.itomic.com)
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone d/IN: loaded serial 66
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: dns_master_load: /var/named/db.df:11:
ignoring out-of-zone data (football.perth.itomic.com)
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone df/IN: loaded serial 3
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: dns_master_load: /var/named/named.con:11:
ignoring out-of-zone data (football.perth.itomic.com)
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone ftools/IN: loaded serial 2
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: dns_master_load: /var/named/db.itools:11:
ignoring out-of-zone data (football.perth.itomic.com)
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone itools/IN: loaded serial 32
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone localhost/IN: loading master file
localhost.zone: file not found
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: running
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone d/IN: sending notifies (serial 66)
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone ftools/IN: sending notifies (serial 2)
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone itools/IN: sending notifies (serial 32)
Jul  8 10:10:26 football named[3923]: zone df/IN: sending notifies (serial 3)
Jul  8 10:10:33 football named[3923]: app.c:561: unexpected error:
Jul  8 10:10:33 football named[3923]: isc_app_shutdown() pthread_kill: No such
process

</log>
ONLY the last two lines seem relevant, but I am including all the syslog for the
startup & close of the bind session.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
bind-9.2.1-16

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. /etc/init.d/named restart
2.
3.
    

Actual Results:  Stopping named:
named: already running

Expected Results:  Stopping named:               [OK]
Starting named:               [OK]

Additional info:

thought it might have had something to do with the redhat 9 glibc bug:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2003-136.html, but updated that to no avail.