Bind Server Problem

[Kevin Darcy]

Dave Harman wrote:

> Hi List,
> I run RedHat 9 and BIND 9.2.1-16
>
> I am having a problem with the DNS server.
>
> The first nameserver listed in RESOLV.CONF is 127.0.0.1
> THe 2nd and third nameservers are the nameservers of SBC, who
> provide the DSL connection I use.
>
> If i comment out the 2nd and 3rd nameservers in the Resolv.conf and leave
> only the 127.0.0.1, I can't resolve anything from the server. I get the same
> result
> if I use the server's private IP address instead of the loopback.
>
> BUT If I uncomment the 2nd line with the IP of SBC's nameserver,
> I can get DNS resolution.
>
> In fact, if I shut off BIND, and leave the 2nd nameserver line in
> resolv.conf
> active, I can also get DNS resolution. This tells me my DNS server isn't
> really doing anything.

Right. Which could be the result of any number of things. First stop is to look
at your logs.

> Also, when I try to stop DNS through the script at /etc/rc.d/init.d
> or the 'rndc stop' command, none of this works, I have to use
> the kill command to stop.

Have you set up rndc? If not, that would explain why that rndc command doesn't
work. I don't know what you have in your /etc/rc.d/init.d script, so I can't
really comment on that...


- Kevin