** server can't find barcelonamedia.org.barcelonamedia.org: SERVFAIL

Thu Nov 5 17:05:24 UTC 2009

"bind9" script: the "status" operand basically just passes back the 
results of a "status_of_proc" call. status_of_proc appears to be a 
Debian-ism, I can't easily find any info on it, but presumably there's 
something misconfigured on your system, so that status_of_proc can't 
find the "named" process. The "force-reload" operand, in contrast, uses 
rndc, and that appears to be working fine. Talk to a Debian expert about 
what might be wrong with status_of_proc.

"named.conf": there's nothing about logging in that named.conf, and the 
zone definitions are totally generic (hints file, localhost,  
127.in-addr.arpa, 0.in-addr.arpa and 255.in-addr.arpa). However, there 
are a couple of subsidiary config files "include"d into this one -- 
named.conf.options (which might potentially contain your logging 
configuration) and named.conf.local (which might contain zone definitions).

By the way, did you follow the advice in this comment:

// Please read /usr/share/doc/bind9/README.Debian.gz for information on the
// structure of BIND configuration files in Debian, *BEFORE* you customize
// this configuration file.

?

                     - Kevin

Marc Riera wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Thanks for your repply, still don't have any idea about where the logs should be.
>
> I attatch my /etc/init.d/bind9 because of the strange behavior.
> Also attatch my /etc/bind/named.conf to see if the logs should be somewhere.
>
>
> I've already checked if there is something declared about logs in the config files with this result:
> FBMNS01:/etc/bind# egrep log *
> db.barcelonamedia.org:blogbm    IN      A 84.88.79.133
> db.barcelonamedia.org:blogbm2   IN      A 84.88.79.142
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> Joan Marc Riera Duocastella
> Barcelona Media - Centre d'Innovació
> Av. Diagonal, 177, planta 9 08018 - BARCELONA
> Telèfon +34 93 238 14 00 Fax +34 93 309 31 88
> www.barcelonamedia.org
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: bind-users-bounces at lists.isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounces at lists.isc.org] En nombre de Kevin Darcy
> Enviado el: miércoles, 04 de noviembre de 2009 19:15
> Para: bind-users at lists.isc.org
> Asunto: Re: ** server can't find barcelonamedia.org.barcelonamedia.org: SERVFAIL
>
> a) without knowing the contents of your named.conf, it is difficult or 
> impossible to tell why the logs might not exist where you think they 
> should (it is somewhat unusual for logs to be written to a ${CHROOT}/dev 
> subdirectory, is it not? I would normally expect to see only device 
> nodes there)
> b) without knowing the contents of your named.conf or logs, it is 
> difficult or impossible to tell why you might be getting a SERVFAIL for 
> this query while other investigators, making the exact same query of the 
> exact same nameserver, from remote locations, are resolving fine. Do you 
> use "views"? Maybe your "internal" view has a problem with it, yet your 
> "external" view is fine.
> c) without knowing the contents of your /etc/init.d/bind9 
> program/script, it is difficult or impossible to tell why invoking that 
> script with a "status" operand causes it to claim that bind9 is not 
> running, even though the process exists in your system's process table. 
> If it is using rndc to collect status and rndc is not configured or 
> misconfigured, then why does a "force-reload" apparently work (at least, 
> there is no "failed!" message for that invocation of the 
> program/script)? Possibly "force-reload" uses kill -HUP and "status" 
> uses rndc (???) This would bear further investigation and/or testing.
>
>                                                                          
>                                     - Kevin
>
> Marc Riera wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>>  
>>
>> I have a bind server (1:9.5.1.dfsg.P3-1) which manages my zone 
>> (barcelonamedia.org).
>>
>> I use debian lenny.
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> *Bind server is running*, or it looks like so because *status returns 
>> failed.*
>>
>>  
>>
>> FBMNS01:/etc/bind# /*etc/init.d/bind9 force-reload*
>>
>> Reloading domain name service...: bind9.
>>
>>  
>>
>> FBMNS01:/etc/bind# */etc/init.d/bind9 status*
>>
>> bind9 is not running *failed*!
>>
>>  
>>
>> *FBMNS01:/etc/bind# ps axu|grep bind*
>>
>> bind     11490  0.0  0.7 125776 15160 ?        Ssl  09:53   0:00 
>> /usr/sbin/named -u bind -t /var/chroot/bind9
>>
>> root     11554  0.0  0.0   5160   780 pts/0    S+   10:07   0:00 grep bind
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> *In the bind server :*
>>
>>  
>>
>> FBMNS01:/etc/bind# nslookup
>>
>>     
>>> server 84.88.79.190
>>>       
>> Default server: 84.88.79.190
>>
>> Address: 84.88.79.190#53
>>
>>     
>>> set ty=any
>>>       
>>> barcelonamedia.org
>>>       
>> Server:         84.88.79.190
>>
>> Address:        84.88.79.190#53
>>
>>  
>>
>> ** server can't find barcelonamedia.org.barcelonamedia.org: *SERVFAIL*
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> *And finally i do not manage to read logs because they are not there. 
>> I really do not understant. Help will be apreciated. *
>>
>>  
>>
>> *FBMNS01:/etc/bind# locate bind |grep log*
>>
>> /etc/rsyslog.d/bind-chroot.conf
>>
>> /usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib/keybindingDialog.py
>>
>> /usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib/keybindingDialog.pyc
>>
>> /usr/share/doc/bind9/changelog.Debian.gz
>>
>> /usr/share/doc/bind9-doc/changelog.Debian.gz
>>
>> /usr/share/doc/bind9-doc/changelog.gz
>>
>> /usr/share/doc/bind9-host/changelog.Debian.gz
>>
>> /usr/share/doc/bind9utils/changelog.Debian.gz
>>
>> /usr/share/doc/libbind9-40/changelog.Debian.gz
>>
>> /usr/share/webmin/bind8/conf_logging.cgi
>>
>> /usr/share/webmin/bind8/log_parser.pl
>>
>> /usr/share/webmin/bind8/save_logging.cgi
>>
>> /usr/share/webmin/bind8/syslog_logs.pl
>>
>> /usr/share/webmin/bind8/images/logging.gif
>>
>> /usr/share/webmin/blue-theme/bind8/images/logging.gif
>>
>> /var/chroot/bind9/dev/log
>>
>>  
>>
>> *FBMNS01:/etc/bind# tail -f /var/chroot/bind9/dev/log*
>>
>> tail: cannot open `/var/chroot/bind9/dev/log' for reading: No such 
>> device or address
>>
>> tail: no files remaining
>>
>>  
>>
>> *The first lines of my zone file db.barcelonamedia.org look like this:*
>>
>>  
>>
>> /@       IN      SOA     fbmns01.barcelonamedia.org. 
>> namemaster.barcelonamedia.org. (/
>>
>> /                        2009110404/
>>
>> /                        14400/
>>
>> /                        3600/
>>
>> /                        2419200/
>>
>> /                        604800 )/
>>
>> /;/
>>
>> /@       IN      NS      fbmns01.barcelonamedia.org./
>>
>> /@       IN      NS      ns1.cesca.es./
>>
>> /@       IN      NS      ns2.cesca.es./
>>
>> /barcelonamedia.org.     IN      MX      10 mx01.barcelonamedia.org./
>>
>> /barcelonamedia.org.     IN      MX      20 mx02.barcelonamedia.org./
>>
>> /@       IN      TXT     "FBM"/
>>
>> /smtp    IN      A       217.116.0.156/
>>
>> /www     IN      A       217.116.20.166/
>>
>> /@       IN      A       217.116.20.166/
>>
>> / /
>>
>> / /
>>
>> /llistes IN      MX 10 llistes.barcelonamedia.org./
>>
>> /mailman IN      MX 10 mailman.barcelonamedia.org./
>>
>> / /
>>
>> /;############### IPs Externas a Zona FBM ###################/
>>
>> /2020    IN      A       217.116.20.166/
>>
>> /awebmail        IN      A 217.14.38.81/
>>
>> /graficos        IN      A 193.145.44.102/
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thanks for reading.
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
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>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> cid:part1.06060406.07040604 at barcelonamedia.org
>>
>> *Joan Marc Riera Duocastella*
>> *Barcelona Media - Centre d'Innovació*
>> Av. Diagonal, 177, planta 9 08018 - BARCELONA
>> Telèfon +34 93 238 14 00 Fax +34 93 309 31 88
>> www.barcelonamedia.org <http://www.barcelonamedia.org>
>>
>>  
>>
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