nixCraft

How to configure DNS using RHEL5, Please provide me the steps in detail.

Either of these two should help you out:
A djbdns guide & tutorial - djbdnsrocks.org
Life With djbdns

Keep in mnd that this uses DjbDNS rather than Bind. You might have your preference.

hey samhans89 plz check the link only a blank page opens!!!

I've deleted samhans89 link as it was linked to malware distributing web site. I've attached my PDF guide. Grab it and use it.

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centos-rhel-5-bind9-dns-server-guide.zip (123.9 KB, 538 views)

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I have followed ur document and configured
I hav only one server with me which i named srv.krishinfosoft.local
i got this error
msg

[root@srv named]# service named start
Starting named:
Error in named configuration:
zone localdomain/IN: loaded serial 42
zone localhost/IN: loaded serial 42
zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1997022700
zone 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0. 0.0.0.0.0.0.ip6.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1997022700
zone 255.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 42
zone 0.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 42
dns_rdata_fromtext: /var/named/zone.krishinfosoft.local:4: near '3h': not a valid number
zone krishinfosoft.local/IN: loading master file /var/named/zone.krishinfosoft.local: not a valid number
_default/krishinfosoft.local/IN: not a valid number
[FAILED]

Any Help Please

You have an error in /var/named/zone.krishinfosoft.local and named.conf. Can you attach those files or paste them here...

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Hay Mrb..

you can check syntax errors for dns servers as follows..

#named-checkconf namedconfigfile
Example
#named-checkconf /etc/named.conf

For checking Zone files..

#named-checkzone domainname zonefilepath

Example:

#named-checkzone example.com /var/named/chroot/var/named/example.frd

Most common errors done is dns file editing..
1)missing "." at the end of FQDN names.
2)Keeping empty lines in last of the file..

Please check this commands then if you still not able to resolve the issue please past the content as nixcraft said..

Can you add named debugging commands to the pdf file?

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Please see my situation/question below. I would really appreciate your input/comments on where to look...


My situation:
- I run CENTOS 4.8 on my server.
- http/mail/nameserver is 192.168.1.93 , all in one !
- I do not have a MX record (but copied the MX lines anyhow - does not make any difference in the result)
- Only the open/external DNS servers reply on request - not my own nameserver
- Where is the mistake?? See details below.

From /var/log/messages:
Jan 31 11:38:44 server named[31244]: starting BIND 9.2.4 -u named -t /var/named/chroot
Jan 31 11:38:44 server named[31244]: using 2 CPUs
Jan 31 11:38:44 server named[31244]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Jan 31 11:38:44 server named[31244]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Jan 31 11:38:44 server named[31244]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.168.1.93#53
Jan 31 11:38:44 server named[31244]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953
Jan 31 11:38:44 server named[31244]: command channel listening on 192.168.1.93#953
Jan 31 11:38:44 server named[31244]: running
Jan 31 11:38:44 server named: named startup succeeded

[root@server etc]# rndc status
number of zones: 1
debug level: 0
xfers running: 0
xfers deferred: 0
soa queries in progress: 0
query logging is OFF
server is up and running
[root@server etc]#

[root@server etc]# more /var/named/chroot/var/named/data/hartings.se.zone
$ttl 38400
hartings.se. IN SOA ns.hartings.se. (
2007020400 ; Serial
10800 ; Refresh after 3 hours
3600 ; Retry after 1 hour
604800 ; Expire after 1 week
86400 ) ; Minimum TTL of 1 day
hartings.se. IN NS ns.hartings.se.

hartings.se. IN MX 1 mx.hartings.se.

www.hartings.se. IN A 192.168.1.93
mx.hartings.se. IN 192.168.1.93
ns.hartings.se. IN A 192.168.1.93
[root@server etc]#

[root@server etc]# nslookup hartings.se 127.0.0.1
Server: 127.0.0.1
Address: 127.0.0.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: hartings.se
Address: 87.227.107.21

[root@server etc]#

Any comments?