Named does not accept zonefiles

[Kevin Darcy]

First of all, upgrade. You are running a version with known root-level
exploits.

Secondly, when you say "dig @mynameserver domain" works but "I don't get any
response for my domain", is the "domain" in the first case your domain, and
where are you doing the lookup in the second case? It's not clear from your
explanation whether you're having problems resolving your domain *remotely* or
not. If it's a problem with remote name resolution of your domain, then it's
likely to be a delegation issue of some sort. But if your own nameserver fails
to resolve names in one of its master zones, then that means the zone didn't
load properly, or perhaps at all. Look in the logs to see why. Offhand, the
zone file looks alright.


- Kevin

Roland Seuhs wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I've got some problems setting up a master bind/named/dns server on
> Linux(SuSE7.1/x86):
>
> named -v reports:
> named 8.2.3-T9B Fri Jan 19 09:43:33 GMT 2001
>
> I've edited/created:
>
> /etc/named.conf
> /var/named/wertkarten.net.zone (my zonefile)
>
> Q1) Are there any other files to be considered?
>
> I started named either directly (just type "named" in root prompt or via
> SuSE's "rcnamed start" script)
>
> Q2) Are any command-line options or any other things to be considered when
> starting named?
>
> When named is started, I can get valid responses when I type "dig
> @mynameserver domain" for valid domains. (This fails when named is not
> running so I am sure that named was actually started)
> But cashing also does not work; It will take a couple of seconds every time
> I check a domain.
> I don't get any response for my domain.
>
> Here is my /etc/named.conf (minus commentary):
>
> ####### /etc/named.conf ########
>
> options {
>         directory "/var/named";
>         # the default is to fail, if the master file is not correct
>         check-names master warn;
>
>         pid-file "/var/run/named.pid";
>         statistics-interval 0;
>         cleaning-interval 720;
>
>         datasize default;
>         stacksize default;
>         coresize default;
>         files unlimited;
>         recursion yes;
>
>         multiple-cnames no;
> };
>
> logging {
> #       category default { null; };
>         category lame-servers { null; };
>         category cname { null; };
> };
>
> zone "." IN {
>         type hint;
>         file "root.hint";
> };
>
> zone "localhost" IN {
>         type master;
>         file "localhost.zone";
>         check-names fail;
>         allow-update { none; };
> };
>
> zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
>         type master;
>         file "127.0.0.zone";
>         check-names fail;
>         allow-update { none; };
> };
>
> zone "wertkarten.net" IN {
>         notify no;
>         type master;
>         file "wertkarten.net.zone";
>         allow-transfer { any; };
> };
>
> ##############
>
> My Zonefile looks like this:
>
> ########## /var/named/wertkarten.net.zone ############
>
> $TTL 3D
> @       IN      SOA     ns.wertkarten.net. hostmaster.wertkarten.net. (
>                         200102191
>                         8H
>                         2H
>                         4W
>                         1D )
> ;
>                 NS      ns
> ;
>                 MX      10      mail.wertkarten.net.
> ;
> localhost               A       127.0.0.1
> ns.wertkarten.net.      A       212.17.84.45
> wertkarten.net.         CNAME   ns.wertkarten.net.
> en.wertkarten.net.      CNAME   ns.wertkarten.net.
> fr.wertkarten.net.      CNAME   ns.wertkarten.net.
> de.wertkarten.net.      CNAME   ns.wertkarten.net.
> telefon.wertkarten.net. CNAME   ns.wertkarten.net.
> ssl.wertkarten.net.     CNAME   ns.wertkarten.net.
> mail                    CNAME   ns.wertkarten.net.
>
> #################
>
> I've left root.hint, localhost.zone and 127.0.0.zone in /var/named
> untouched. I am not aware of any other files.
>
> Q3) Is there anything wrong with my files?
>
> Thank you very much for your help.
>
> Since my email is down, too, please reply to this forum or
> mailto:e9626680 at student.tuwien.ac.at or both.
>
> Thank you very, very much,
>
> Roland
>
> --
> Roland Seuhs
>         http://Wertkarten.net