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Configure DNS on Red Hat Linux
Hello,
can someone please explain me something about DNS-Bind server on Red Hat Linux.
When I did a research on the google, I found a lot of sites which explains how to configure DNS server on Red Hat, but all of those sites says that we need to configure the named.conf file which is located at the following location: /etc/named.conf but I could not find this file in the etc folder.
Than I did a search using "find" command and I found this file on the locations as showed below:
usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.6/s
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/named
So the question is do I need to copy one of these 2 files on to /etc and configure it than start the DNS Bind service OR use one of these 2 which I found.
I am little confused.... I could not find one web site which describes this issue....
I hope someone can help me.......
Thank You
Best regards
can someone please explain me something about DNS-Bind server on Red Hat Linux.
When I did a research on the google, I found a lot of sites which explains how to configure DNS server on Red Hat, but all of those sites says that we need to configure the named.conf file which is located at the following location: /etc/named.conf but I could not find this file in the etc folder.
Than I did a search using "find" command and I found this file on the locations as showed below:
usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.6/s
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/named
So the question is do I need to copy one of these 2 files on to /etc and configure it than start the DNS Bind service OR use one of these 2 which I found.
I am little confused.... I could not find one web site which describes this issue....
I hope someone can help me.......
Thank You
Best regards
I don't understand why they didn't just call it bind.conf
If you have a folder /etc/bind or /etc/bind9 the .conf file should be in there.
if not, just copy the sample file to its config folder. if you dont have either of the folders above, create one in /etc/named.conf
How to copy the sample config file to /etc/named.conf:
cp /usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.6/
Here is a nice help file : http://linuxgravity.com/configuring-bind9-domain-name-server-on-centos-or-red-hat
N'Joy
If you have a folder /etc/bind or /etc/bind9 the .conf file should be in there.
if not, just copy the sample file to its config folder. if you dont have either of the folders above, create one in /etc/named.conf
How to copy the sample config file to /etc/named.conf:
cp /usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.6/
Here is a nice help file : http://linuxgravity.com/configuring-bind9-domain-name-server-on-centos-or-red-hat
N'Joy
did u check
/var/named/chroot/etc
/var/named/chroot/etc
ASKER
hello folks,
thank you all for answering.
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Answer to linuxgfx:
Here is the output
rpm -qa | grep -i bind
bind-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.2
bind-libs-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4
bind-chroot-9.3.6-4.P1.el5
So dns bind is installed......
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Answer to BitFreeze:
I don`t have those folders you named /etc/bind or /etc/bind9....
they don`t exist.. at all
the link you gave me is very good explanation, but still as You can see this link as
all other links says the same about the named.conf:
Edit named.conf (nano /etc/named.conf )
but the named.conf is not in the /etc folder !
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Answer to nabeelmoidu:
I have checked and here is what I can see in the folder /var/named/chroot/etc
it`s only: localtime rndc.key
I am very confused about this file, why can`t red hat keep it in the /etc foldre........
Thank You all for answers...
Best regards
thank you all for answering.
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Answer to linuxgfx:
Here is the output
rpm -qa | grep -i bind
bind-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.2
bind-libs-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4
bind-chroot-9.3.6-4.P1.el5
So dns bind is installed......
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Answer to BitFreeze:
I don`t have those folders you named /etc/bind or /etc/bind9....
they don`t exist.. at all
the link you gave me is very good explanation, but still as You can see this link as
all other links says the same about the named.conf:
Edit named.conf (nano /etc/named.conf )
but the named.conf is not in the /etc folder !
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Answer to nabeelmoidu:
I have checked and here is what I can see in the folder /var/named/chroot/etc
it`s only: localtime rndc.key
I am very confused about this file, why can`t red hat keep it in the /etc foldre........
Thank You all for answers...
Best regards
ASKER
PS:
here is what I get when I try to find the file named.conf:
[root@redhat-server etc]# find / -name named.conf
/usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.6/
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/named
here is what I get when I try to find the file named.conf:
[root@redhat-server etc]# find / -name named.conf
/usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.6/
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/named
ASKER
And this is fresh-clean Red Hat installation (5.4) 64 bit........
Under the installations steps I have choosed to install:
Web server
DNS server
mysql server
mail server
that`s all I have installed.....
Under the installations steps I have choosed to install:
Web server
DNS server
mysql server
mail server
that`s all I have installed.....
There is something wring with your bind intallation.
Try reinstall the package bind and search for the named.conf file.
You probably want to remove the package bind-chroot
Try reinstall the package bind and search for the named.conf file.
You probably want to remove the package bind-chroot
Just copy the sample file to /etc
that is why they provided you with a sample.
cp /usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.6/
what is the output of
/etc/init.d/bind9 start
?
that is why they provided you with a sample.
cp /usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.6/
what is the output of
/etc/init.d/bind9 start
?
ASKER
Answer to linuxgfx:
Hmm are you sure ? because this is a fresh installation.
That`s the first and the second this is not the first time
I have met the same issue... I had these problems before on CentOS...
which I never fixed.... and now I got same problems on Red Hat
Answer to BitFreeze:
Here is the output
[root@redhat-server ~]# /etc/init.d/bind9 start
-bash: /etc/init.d/bind9: No such file or directory
Hmm are you sure ? because this is a fresh installation.
That`s the first and the second this is not the first time
I have met the same issue... I had these problems before on CentOS...
which I never fixed.... and now I got same problems on Red Hat
Answer to BitFreeze:
Here is the output
[root@redhat-server ~]# /etc/init.d/bind9 start
-bash: /etc/init.d/bind9: No such file or directory
ASKER
Message to BitFreeze:
I have no problems to copy that file to /etc folder, but does it fix this problem ?
I have no problems to copy that file to /etc folder, but does it fix this problem ?
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Message to BitFreeze:
PS:
In the folder /etc/init.d I don`t have the "bind9" but only "named"
PS:
In the folder /etc/init.d I don`t have the "bind9" but only "named"
ok, do
/etc/init.d/named start
and paste the output.
ASKER
Answer to linuxgfx:
here is what I got when I tried to start it as you told me
[root@redhat-server ~]# service named restart
Stopping named: [ OK ]
Locating /var/named/chroot//etc/nam
[FAILED]
[root@redhat-server ~]#
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Answer to BitFreeze:
Here is the output
[root@redhat-server ~]# /etc/init.d/named start
Locating /var/named/chroot//etc/nam
[FAILED]
[root@redhat-server ~]#
here is what I got when I tried to start it as you told me
[root@redhat-server ~]# service named restart
Stopping named: [ OK ]
Locating /var/named/chroot//etc/nam
[FAILED]
[root@redhat-server ~]#
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Answer to BitFreeze:
Here is the output
[root@redhat-server ~]# /etc/init.d/named start
Locating /var/named/chroot//etc/nam
[FAILED]
[root@redhat-server ~]#
ASKER
The file named.conf does not exist in the folder:
/var/named/chroot//etc/
/var/named/chroot//etc/
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Thank you BitFreeze, I`ll check this link and try it...
Comming back with update...
Best regards
Comming back with update...
Best regards
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Message to BitFreeze:
Ok, now I did as it was described on the link you sent me.
Now I was able to start the DNS Bind server service.
Since there was a lot of posts on the link you sent me I will describe exact what I did so other users can do the same if they met the same issue.
Here is woah I did on my fresh installed Red Hat:
1. copy following files
named.conf
named.rfc1912.zones
named.root.hits
FROM: /usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.3/
TO: /var/named/chroot/etc
2. Edit the named.conf file
nano /var/named/chroot/etc/name
3. Remove the "view "localhost_resolver"
and EVERYTHING below it all the way to the bottom.
view "localhost_resolver"
{
/* This view sets up named to be a localhost resolver ( caching only nameserver ).
* If all you want is a caching-only nameserver, then you need only define this view:
4. start the DNS server service:
which I already did after these steps above:
[root@redhat-server ~]# /etc/init.d/named start
Starting named: [ OK ]
[root@redhat-server ~]#
Now use one of these links below to configure DNS server:
http://linuxgravity.com/configuring-bind9-domain-name-server-on-centos-or-red-hat
or:
http://www.xenocafe.com/tutorials/dns_linux/redhat/dns_linux_redhat-part2.php
Thank you very much all for helping !!!!!
Best regards
Ok, now I did as it was described on the link you sent me.
Now I was able to start the DNS Bind server service.
Since there was a lot of posts on the link you sent me I will describe exact what I did so other users can do the same if they met the same issue.
Here is woah I did on my fresh installed Red Hat:
1. copy following files
named.conf
named.rfc1912.zones
named.root.hits
FROM: /usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.3/
TO: /var/named/chroot/etc
2. Edit the named.conf file
nano /var/named/chroot/etc/name
3. Remove the "view "localhost_resolver"
and EVERYTHING below it all the way to the bottom.
view "localhost_resolver"
{
/* This view sets up named to be a localhost resolver ( caching only nameserver ).
* If all you want is a caching-only nameserver, then you need only define this view:
4. start the DNS server service:
which I already did after these steps above:
[root@redhat-server ~]# /etc/init.d/named start
Starting named: [ OK ]
[root@redhat-server ~]#
Now use one of these links below to configure DNS server:
http://linuxgravity.com/configuring-bind9-domain-name-server-on-centos-or-red-hat
or:
http://www.xenocafe.com/tutorials/dns_linux/redhat/dns_linux_redhat-part2.php
Thank you very much all for helping !!!!!
Best regards
ASKER
Thank You very much !! well job done !!
What is the output of the command: rpm -qa | grep bind ?