diff -Naurp bind-9.9.5/bin/named/server.c bind-9.9.5.oden/bin/named/server.c --- bind-9.9.5/bin/named/server.c 2014-02-02 14:12:22.098290473 +0100 +++ bind-9.9.5.oden/bin/named/server.c 2014-02-02 14:12:34.872291187 +0100 @@ -5653,15 +5653,6 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, ns_os_changeuser(); /* - * Check that the working directory is writable. - */ - if (access(".", W_OK) != 0) { - isc_log_write(ns_g_lctx, NS_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL, - NS_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_ERROR, - "the working directory is not writable"); - } - - /* * Configure the logging system. * * Do this after changing UID to make sure that any log @@ -5722,6 +5713,15 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, } /* + * Check that the working directory is writable. + */ + if (access(".", W_OK) != 0) { + isc_log_write(ns_g_lctx, NS_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL, + NS_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_DEBUG(1), + "the working directory is not writable"); + } + + /* * Set the default value of the query logging flag depending * whether a "queries" category has been defined. This is * a disgusting hack, but we need to do this for BIND 8