I'm new to Fedora but having been using RH (charcter mode) for a long time.

I'm trying to set up a DNS server to service my local network but although I know what I want to do, I can't find out how to do it.

I know all the files I want and what I want them to contain but everything seems to keep telling me that I shouldn't edit such files as /etc/named.conf directly, I should use system-config-bind.

OK, I can still do my own thing but things are much more clouded than that and any help would be much appreciated.

chroot seems to be in effect, pointing to the directory /var/named/chroot. (sysconfig/named has ROOTDIR=/var/named/chroot and rc.d/named runs daemon /user/sbin/named -u named -t /var/named/chroot)

I've used system-config-bind to set up the zone I want (and also a reverse zone) but when I look at the files in the chroot structure, they don't seem to contain enough information, for example etc/named.conf contains only

zone "tel" {
type master;
file "tel.zone";
allow-update { none; };
};
zone "0.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "0.168.192.in-addr.arpa.zone";
};

("tel" is my new zone) but I'd have expected all the other stuff; options, controls, zone ".", zone "localhost" and include of rndc.key.

Also rndc is failing to connect ( "rndc: connect failed: connection refused" ). Perhaps this is a result of the missing rndc.key above?

This is the first time I've worked with a chroot jail-based setup as well as with the GUI interface and I confuse so easily!

stick the comand line way of modifying the DNS files if you find it comfortable. Ignore the warnings. Fill in the entries you feel are required.

If you haven't already, install the caching-nameserver rpm too. You can safely use /etc/named.conf in /var/named/chroot/etc.

I'm quite happy doing things in char mode but (1) I'm hoping to find someone who's done this themselves and (2) I'm confused by the directory setup when I *thought* it came with an installed working cache server.

trentham

This link may point you in the right direction
DNS


Pete

At first, when I saw the title, "Configuring DNS", I thought, "but I know how to configure DNS!" but when I read through I found that there is heaps of really usefuly information contained within... particularly reference to getting Fedora going.

Clearly there's a lot to study; even getting a different slant on what I already know is invaluable... and it seems to be written in simple terms.

It's just a shame that all the links embedded within seem to be broken.

Many thanks.

trentham

Link

Hope you like reading

Pete

Ah thanks, this looks excellent!

Ken.