[Cialug] DNS Bind 9

[Kenneth Ristau]

frankie wrote:
> Hello all,
>     I am trying to set up the caching server in FC3 using Webmin and am 
> having some issues. When I run 'named-checkconf' I get an error message 
> 27 telling me all zones must be in the view. Running nslookup mayhem.nut 
> results in 'Server: 192.168.10.15 Address: 192.168.10.15#53
> ** server can't find mayhem.nut: NXDOMAIN'. 
> SNIP <
> Shouldn't I be seeing my local nameservers in the Authority section? Any 
> help appreciated!
> 
> Irv Robison
> IRVNET
> 515-720-7816
> frankie@raccoon.com
> www.irvnet.us

Check your /etc/resolv.conf file.  It is probably pointing at your ISP's 
nameservers.  Instead, try just the following line and nothing else:

   nameserver 127.0.0.1

That should attempt to resolve your local entries first, then query the 
root servers.

I've just started (long overdue) to play with DNS myself.  I'm just 
editing the config files manually for now.  I usually try to learn how 
to configure things manually first, then move on to tools like webmin 
once I understand the basics.  If I get stuck, though, I'll sometimes 
use a utility to create the configs for me, then review them to see what 
I did wrong.  Make sure you save copies of your working/original configs 
someplace safe, so you can restore them if you mess up.  That has saved 
my gluteus maximus more than once.

later,
kristau