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Using Plesk 8.6 on an Ubuntu 8.04 server ran okay until it became apparent that named wasn’t starting.
The error looked like:
[ 1343.483062] audit(1249551059.618:28): type=1503 operation=”inode_permission” requested_mask=”::r” denied_mask=”::r” name=”/var/named/run-root/etc/localtime” pid=20377 profile=”/usr/sbin/named” namespace=”default”
The following URL helped:

Ubuntu Hardy chrooted bind9 fails to start > FIXED

I updated the /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.named file and included: /var/named/run-root/** rw,
Then, restarted:
/etc/init.d/apparmor reload
/etc/init.d/bind9 start
And it was [...]

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http://clintm.esria.com/2006/11/20/configuring-windows-2003-firewall-and-iis-6-for-pasv-ftp-port-range/
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555022

Make sure that IIS is setup to allow the meta base to be edited whilst running and then run:
cd Inetpub\AdminScripts
adsutil.vbs set /MSFTPSVC/PassivePortRange “5500-5520″
iisreset
Then you need to open the ports in the firewall.  If using the inbuilt firewall you can add the manually like:
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>NETSH FIREWALL ADD PORTOPENING TCP 5500 PassFTP
Ok.
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>NETSH FIREWALL ADD PORTOPENING TCP 5501 PassFTP
Ok.
etc.

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