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Setting Up BIND

Hi,

I've got a Windows server running as a Primary DNS.

I want to set up a secondary DNS on Centos so that I can make DNS changes if the primary DNS goes down.

I've installed Bind and set up the config files following a guide but i'm getting the following when i start the NAMED service.

Error in named configuration:
zone localhost/IN: loading master file /var/named/localhost.zone: file not found
_default/localhost/IN: file not found

Im not sure what to do now. I've tried changing the directory to /var/named instead of /etc but that didnt help.

Thanks
Dan

From /var/named/localhost.zone

$TTL    86400
@               IN SOA  @       root (
                                        42              ; serial (d. adams)
                                        3H              ; refresh
                                        15M             ; retry
                                        1W              ; expiry
                                        1D )            ; minimum

                IN NS           @
                IN A            127.0.0.1
                IN AAAA         ::1

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From "/var/named/chroot/etc/named.conf"

options {
        directory "/etc";
        pid-file "/var/run/named/named.pid";
        recursion no;
        };

zone "company.com" {
        type slave;
        file "company.com.zone";
        masters {
                1.2.3.4;
        };
};

zone "localhost" {
        type master;
        file "/var/named/localhost.zone";
};

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m_walker

If you dont need the localhost zone file you can comment that section out.

If needed create the zone file.
It may need to be in the chroot folder (or not) so try one location then the other
I would try the choot one first, then copy to the other if it still errors.

/var/named/named.localhost
/var/named/chroot/var/named/named.localhost

Zone file data for the localhost
$TTL 1D
@ IN SOA @ rname.invalid. (
0 ; serial
1D ; refresh
1H ; retry
1W ; expire
3H ) ; minimum
NS @
A 127.0.0.1
AAAA ::1

After you setup the zone file set the correct permissions
chmod 0640 named.localhost
chown root:namd named.localhost
then restart named/bind

DanJourno

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ok, it runs successfully now.

however, it doesnt seem to be downloading the zone from the primary server. i've checked the primary server and its allowing zone transfers.

any ideas how i can diagnose this?

thanks
dan

pilson66

Please show logfile, from this mashine, and if possible - from primary NS.

m_walker

Ensure on your primary server that your backup is has an NS record.
If you dont want to make the slave/backup known, then you will need to set its ip address in the allowed to (zone)transfer list. (NS record hosts should be allowed by default.)

m_walker

ie: in this part of the zone file settings

zone..png

DanJourno

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