Unable to start DNS service on CentOS 7: /usr/sbin/named: undefined symbol: dns_dyndb_arguments_create

Symptoms

• Unable to start service named-chroot.service:

  named[19553]: /usr/sbin/named: symbol lookup error: /usr/sbin/named: undefined symbol: dns_dyndb_arguments_create
   systemd[1]: named.service: control process exited, code=exited status=127
   systemd[1]: Failed to start Berkeley Internet Name Domain (DNS).
   -- Subject: Unit named.service has failed

• Unable to run plesk repair dns command, it fails with the following error message:

  # plesk repair dns -y
  …
  PHP Fatal error: Uncaught PleskMultipleException:
  Error during example.com updateZone: dnsmng failed: dnsmng: /usr/sbin/named failed with code 127.
  Stdout:
  Stderr:/usr/sbin/named: symbol lookup error: /usr/sbin/named: undefined symbol: dns_dyndb_arguments_create
  System error 11: Resource temporarily unavailable
  …
  exit status 255

Cause

BIND package is outdated.

Resolution

1. Connect to the server via SSH

2. Update BIND package:

   # yum update bind

3. Restart DNS:

   # systemctl restart named-chroot.service