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Unable to figure out directory permissions

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/15386345

> Hi everyone, > > This is my CONTAINERFILE for Bind9: > > > FROM debian > > ENV LC_ALL C.UTF-8 > > # Update and upgrade system > RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y > > # Install BIND 9 and sudo (for debugging if needed) > RUN apt-get install -y bind9 bind9-dnsutils bind9-libs bind9-utils sudo > > # Configure permissions for BIND directories > RUN mkdir -p /var/cache/bind /var/lib/bind /var/log/bind > RUN chown -R bind:bind /var/cache/bind /var/lib/bind /var/log/bind > RUN chmod 664 /var/cache/bind /var/lib/bind /var/log/bind > RUN chmod -R 664 /var/cache/bind /var/lib/bind /var/log/bind > > # Create and configure log files > RUN touch /var/log/bind/default.log /var/log/bind/update_debug.log /var/log/bind/security_info.log /var/log/bind/bind.log > RUN chown -R bind:bind /var/log/bind > RUN chmod 644 /var/log/bind/*.log > > # Define volumes > VOLUME ["/etc/bind", "/var/cache/bind", "/var/lib/bind", "/var/log/bind"] > > # Set the entrypoint to the named executable > ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/sbin/named"] > > # Set the default command arguments for the named executable > CMD ["-g"] > > > I keep getting this error when I run it with podman: > > > 26-Jul-2024 03:18:21.328 loading configuration from '/etc/bind/named.conf' > 26-Jul-2024 03:18:21.328 directory '/var/cache/bind' is not writable > 26-Jul-2024 03:18:21.332 /etc/bind/named.conf.options:2: parsing failed: permission denied > > > As you can see from the CONTAINERFILE, the bind user should be able to read and write to /var/cache/bind but for some reason it doesn't. > > I have been at this for a while and I'm at my wits end. Your help is appreciated!

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