[ILUG] DNS problems

[Chris Boyd]

--- Dave Rynne <dave at dspsrv.com> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > rndc -s host reload
> > > > > 
> > > > > tail -f /var/log/messages
> > > > > 
> > > > > May  7 08:35:21 leviathan named[22884]:
> loading
> > > > > configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
> > > > > May  7 08:35:21 leviathan named[22884]: no
> IPv6
> > > > > interfaces found
> > > > > May  7 08:35:46 leviathan named[22884]: lame
> > > > server
> > > > > resolving 'www.mydomain.ie' (in
> 'mydomain.ie'?):
> > > > > 194.x.x.x#53
> > > > > May  7 08:35:46 leviathan last message
> repeated
> > > 2
> > > > > times
> > > > > 
> 
> Is this all you syslog after a reload/restart ?
> Anything at all
> above master/slave zones being loaded ?
> 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > ps auxw|less
> > > > > 
> > > > > named    22884  0.0  1.4 40824 3636 ? May06 
> 
> > > 0:56
> > > > > /usr/sbin/named -u named -t
> /var/named/chroot
> 
> Here you're telling bind to start chroot'd into
> /var/named/chroot.
> 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Here's named.conf:
> 
> In what directory is this named.conf ?
> 
> > > > > 
> > > > > // generated by named-bootconf.pl
> > > > > 
> > > > > options {
> > > > >        directory "/var/named";
> 
> As you're chroot'd that directory translates to
> /var/named/chroot/var/named/
> 
> Does that directory exist ? And if so what's in it ?
> Odds are
> you'll find a named.conf with no reference to your
> zones.
> 

Hit the nail on the head there. Moved all files to
chroot directory and it's resolving irelands-web.ie
now. 
Thanks a million. Should have noticed it running
chroot. DOH!

Chris 

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Chris Boyd
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