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Old 05-30-2002, 03:32 AM   #1
mayankjohri
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Postfix & DNS error


Friends
I have intalled Caldera's VMS on my machine and on sending mails to another person i am getting the following error in the /var/log/mail file
====================================
May 30 12:53:51 devtest postfix/qmgr[31068]: 913065406B: from=<mayankjohri@synfo
new.devtest.synfonew>, size=464, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
May 30 12:53:51 devtest postfix/smtp[31409]: 913065406B: to=<paulykv@devtest.syn
fonew>, relay=none, delay=0, status=deferred (Name service error for 127.0.0.1:
Host not found, try again)
May 30 13:09:17 devtest postfix/qmgr[31068]: 7CCD154067: from=<paulykv@devtest.s
ynfonew>, size=1432, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
May 30 13:09:17 devtest postfix/smtp[31575]: 7CCD154067: to=<mayankjohri@devtest
.synfonew>, relay=none, delay=1004, status=deferred (Name service error for 127.
0.0.1: Host not found, try again)
May 30 13:14:45 devtest postfix/pickup[31067]: DCE235406C: uid=55 from=<mayankjo
hri@synfonew>
May 30 13:14:45 devtest postfix/cleanup[31582]: DCE235406C: message-id=<10227446
85.3cf5d86dcd215@devtest.synfonew>
May 30 13:14:45 devtest postfix/qmgr[31068]: DCE235406C: from=<mayankjohri@synfo
new.devtest.synfonew>, size=471, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
May 30 13:14:46 devtest postfix/smtp[31584]: DCE235406C: to=<mayankjohri@devtest
.synfonew>, relay=none, delay=1, status=deferred (Name service error for 127.0.0
.1: Host not found, try again)
May 30 13:25:57 devtest postfix/qmgr[31068]: 913065406B: from=<mayankjohri@synfo
new.devtest.synfonew>, size=464, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
May 30 13:25:57 devtest postfix/smtp[31672]: 913065406B: to=<paulykv@devtest.syn
fonew>, relay=none, delay=1926, status=deferred (Name service error for 127.0.0.
1: Host not found, try again)
====================================

Can any one help me what is the error
on doing dig -x 127.0.0.1 i am getting the following message
====================================
; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> -x
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 4
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN

;; Total query time: 2 msec
;; FROM: devtest.synfonew to SERVER: default -- 192.168.1.45
;; WHEN: Thu May 30 14:05:23 2002
;; MSG SIZE sent: 40 rcvd: 40
====================================

Thanks
 
Old 05-30-2002, 04:28 AM   #2
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You have told your server (probably in /etc/resolv.conf) that 127.0.01 is your nameserver.

You probably don't actually have a nameserver running.

Regards
 
Old 05-31-2002, 02:52 AM   #3
mayankjohri
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Bind 8.2 is working

I have finally installed Caldera's VMS on Caldera
Server 3.1.1
and when i tried to install VMS i got an DNS server
related error. and i corrected that error by
installing Bind provieded in your server CD.
Now after installation when i try to send a mail from
one user to another then i get the following error

=============== Error messages Starts
=================
May 31 12:14:35 devtest postfix/pickup[19690]:
BFAAC4793B: uid=55 from=<slanka@mayankzone>
May 31 12:14:35 devtest postfix/cleanup[19853]:
BFAAC4793B: message-id=<10228274
75.3cf71bd36de22@devtest.mayankzone>
May 31 12:14:35 devtest postfix/qmgr[19691]:
BFAAC4793B: from=<slanka@mayankzone.d
evtest.mayankzone>, size=478, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
May 31 12:14:36 devtest postfix/smtp[19855]:
BFAAC4793B: to=<mayankjohri@devtest
.mayankzone>, relay=none, delay=1, status=deferred
(Name service error for 127.0.0
.1: Host not found, try again)
================ Error messages Ends
==================
output of dig is as follows
=====================================
[root@devtest log]# dig -x 127.0.0.1

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> -x
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. 1D IN PTR localhost.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. 1D IN NS localhost.

;; Total query time: 45 msec
;; FROM: devtest.synfonew to SERVER: default -- 127.0.0.1
;; WHEN: Fri May 31 13:26:02 2002
;; MSG SIZE sent: 40 rcvd: 77
===========================================

The content of some of the files are as follows
================== named.conf file ==================
options { directory "/var/named"; };

zone "." {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa.zone";
};

zone "localhost" {
type master;
file "localhost.zone";
};

zone "devtest.mayankzone" {
type master;
file "devtest.mayankzone.zone";
};
===================================================

================== named.local ====================
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA localhost. root.localhost. (
1997022700 ;
Serial
28800 ;
Refresh
14400 ;
Retry
3600000 ;
Expire
86400 ) ;
Minimum
@ IN NS localhost.

1 IN PTR localhost.
=====================================================

Can anyone tell me the were I am doing the foolishness
 
Old 06-11-2002, 05:14 AM   #4
mayankjohri
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Talking Thanks

Thanks all for your kind help

Now i have sucessfully configured the BIND with lot of help from you all and some help from RedHat howto's



Mayank Johri
 
  


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