We don't need bind - is it safe to delete?

[unco]

Hi -

We have dedicated namservers and don't want to run bind on our web servers at all. Is it safe to uninstall it?

I'm worried about the dependency shown below.

rpm -e bind-9.3.3-10.el5
error: Failed dependencies:
bind = 30:9.3.3-10.el5 is needed by (installed) bind-chroot-9.3.3-10.el5.i386
** bind >= 9.2.1 is needed by (installed) psa-8.4.0-cos5.build84080425.19.i586

Thanks,
Beth

 

[Amin Taheri]

it looks like plesk requires you to have bind.

 

[unco]

That's what I was thinking. I'm new to Plesk, so wanted to be sure. Thanks!

 

[Amin Taheri]

No worries!
its always better to ask and find out, then to try and find out the hard way!

I dont use Bind or the entire Email system in Plesk but I have to have it cause Plesk requires it :s

 

[atomicturtle]

You could just turn it off too. Personally I recommend keeping it, for no other reason than speeding up DNS lookups. Its a useful way to improve performance for things like spamassassin.

 

[unco]

That makes good sense. Thanks!