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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/24/12 11:39, Daniele Imbrogino
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cite="mid:CAL_2sc1MMDv-iCb9yRLKnLOUYPpLTpTL5v09-iYTzBgnaJYpQw@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">I'd like to use BIND9 in the simplest way possible: I
just want to install it and use it for name resolution of Internet
hosts.
<div>So, on Ubuntu 12.04, I run "sudo apt-get install bind9
bind9utils bind9-doc" and then "dig @<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://127.0.0.1">127.0.0.1</a> <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.amazon.com">www.amazon.com</a>"
(for example), but I ALWAYS obtain a SERVFAIL.</div>
<div>Why? Is it necessary a configuration for this minimal use,
too?</div>
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Yes, it's necessary to have a named.conf in the proper location and
you have to start named. Is named even running?<br>
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See the ARM for a sample for a caching-only name server, which is
what you are asking for.<br>
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Lyle Giese<br>
LCR Computer Services, Inc.<br>
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