[SOLVED] BIND records when adding with webmin

chrisgti · 02-09-2010, 07:37 AM

I have installed webmin to make updating DNS records a little easier and especially easier for the non-linux types when I am not around...

I have a list of records in /var/lib/named/master/acme.com (acme being an example)

eg:

host1 192.168.l.1
host2 192.168.1.2

I would typically add these manually to the zone file and then restart named.

However if I use webmin and add the host "host2" with ip 192.168.1.3, it shows up in the zone file as:

host3.acme.com. IN A 192.168.1.3

Why is this the case?

It wouldn't really be a problem, but if I try to ping 'host3' it doesn't work - nor does 'host3.' - I have to use the fully qualified name of 'host3.acme.com'

Can anybody explain why this is the case?

Many thanks

bathory · 02-09-2010, 07:57 AM

Hi,

When you miss the trailing dot after a host name, then the domain name is added automatically. Thus in a zone file either one of the following is correct:

Code:

host1 IN A 192.168.l.1
host1.acme.com. IN A 192.168.l.1

If you want to use just the hostname instead of the FQDN, add

Code:

domain acme.com

in /etc/resolv.conf

Regards