diff -up bind-9.7.3-P3/bin/named/server.c.rh693982 bind-9.7.3-P3/bin/named/server.c

--- bind-9.7.3-P3/bin/named/server.c.rh693982	2011-08-12 17:18:55.611978110 +0200

+++ bind-9.7.3-P3/bin/named/server.c	2011-08-12 17:19:36.009975303 +0200

@@ -4444,15 +4444,6 @@ 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

@@ -4498,6 +4489,15 @@ 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