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to the binary, so my $PATH shouldn't have anything to do with it, no?

(see the command="" line below)
---
(root at df)/usr/pkg/etc/rc.d# cat named9
#!/bin/sh
#
# $NetBSD: named9.sh,v 1.3 2005/05/17 13:17:34 sketch Exp $
#
# PROVIDE: named
# REQUIRE: SERVERS
# BEFORE:  DAEMON
# KEYWORD: chrootdir
.  /etc/rc.subr

name="named"
rcvar="${name}9"
command="/usr/pkg/sbin/${name}"
pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
start_precmd="named_precmd"
extra_commands="reload"
required_dirs="$named_chrootdir"        # if it is set, it must exist
[...snip...]