DNS record addition testing

ACDII · 01-10-2008, 11:22 AM

I am adding a record for an existing domain that currently resides on Yahoo. How can I test my local server to confirm the new records are going to work before I have them move their NS to my server? When I dig or nslookup the domain, it is grabbing the yahoo records. I want to see the records on my server instead.

On my windoze box if I add a domain, it works locally, but this is a Redhat build and is also our primary DNS server.

bsdunix · 01-10-2008, 11:33 AM

Did you try dig this way?

Code:

# dig @dnsserver hostname

http://linux.die.net/man/1/dig

ACDII · 01-10-2008, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsdunix

Did you try dig this way?

Code:

# dig @dnsserver hostname

http://linux.die.net/man/1/dig

Yep tried it and still see it from Yahoo. So that means for some reason the server doesnt know it has the records. I added the domain to the named.conf file and did a reload of the service, but didnt restart it, does it require being restarted instead of reloaded?

bsdunix · 01-10-2008, 04:40 PM

A rndc reload is supposed to reload the configuration file and zones, but since it didn't work I'd restart the named service.

Chapter 3. Name Server Configuration
http://www.isc.org/sw/bind/arm95/Bv9ARM.ch03.html

ACDII · 01-15-2008, 07:46 AM

I found the problem. edited the wrong named.conf file. I didnt know there was one under /etc and edited the one under /var/named. It works as advertised now. thanks.