Where is BIND?

[Ingo T. Storm]

> > There won't be a named.conf file unless you create one.
>
> Not true with Red Hat Linux installations.
>
> /etc/named.conf is pre-installed if you install BIND during installation.

Sorry to be nitpicking:

- bind-XXX.rpm does not install a named.conf.
- bind-utils-xxx.prm does not install a named.conf.
 - cacheing-nameserver-xxx.prm does create named.conf and a reverse zone for
127.0.0.1 and named.local for "localhost" resolution
- I did not check who installs named.cache, but presumably it's the latter,
too.

If you chose "nameserver" during a redhat install, it will install all three
packages, thus you will see a working cacheing bind if you are on the
internet or if you give it a forwarder.

Ingo