Hello,

I have a bind server (1:9.5.1.dfsg.P3-1) which manages my zone (barcelonamedia.org).
I use debian lenny.


Bind server is running, or it looks like so because status returns failed.

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# /etc/init.d/bind9 force-reload
Reloading domain name service...: bind9.

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# /etc/init.d/bind9 status
bind9 is not running failed!

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# ps axu|grep bind
bind 11490 0.0 0.7 125776 15160 ? Ssl 09:53 0:00 /usr/sbin/named -u bind -t /var/chroot/bind9
root 11554 0.0 0.0 5160 780 pts/0 S+ 10:07 0:00 grep bind



In the bind server :

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# nslookup
> server 84.88.79.190
Default server: 84.88.79.190
Address: 84.88.79.190#53
> set ty=any
> barcelonamedia.org
Server: 84.88.79.190
Address: 84.88.79.190#53

** server can't find barcelonamedia.org.barcelonamedia.org: SERVFAIL


And finally i do not manage to read logs because they are not there. I really do not understant. Help will be apreciated.

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# locate bind |grep log
/etc/rsyslog.d/bind-chroot.conf
/usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib/keybindingDialog.py
/usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib/keybindingDialog.pyc
/usr/share/doc/bind9/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/bind9-doc/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/bind9-doc/changelog.gz
/usr/share/doc/bind9-host/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/bind9utils/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/libbind9-40/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/conf_logging.cgi
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/log_parser.pl
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/save_logging.cgi
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/syslog_logs.pl
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/images/logging.gif
/usr/share/webmin/blue-theme/bind8/images/logging.gif
/var/chroot/bind9/dev/log

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# tail -f /var/chroot/bind9/dev/log
tail: cannot open `/var/chroot/bind9/dev/log' for reading: No such device or address
tail: no files remaining

The first lines of my zone file db.barcelonamedia.org look like this:

@ IN SOA fbmns01.barcelonamedia.org. namemaster.barcelonamedia.org. (
2009110404
14400
3600
2419200
604800 )
;
@ IN NS fbmns01.barcelonamedia.org.
@ IN NS ns1.cesca.es.
@ IN NS ns2.cesca.es.
barcelonamedia.org. IN MX 10 mx01.barcelonamedia.org.
barcelonamedia.org. IN MX 20 mx02.barcelonamedia.org.
@ IN TXT "FBM"
smtp IN A 217.116.0.156
www IN A 217.116.20.166
@ IN A 217.116.20.166


llistes IN MX 10 llistes.barcelonamedia.org.
mailman IN MX 10 mailman.barcelonamedia.org.

;############### IPs Externas a Zona FBM ###################
2020 IN A 217.116.20.166
awebmail IN A 217.14.38.81
graficos IN A 193.145.44.102


Thanks for reading.

I've read about wrong typed documents can give this problem, but i don't know enough. so i attach my one of my reverves.

Hi,

It works according to the zone file you've posted:
It looks like the server 84.88.79.190 knows nothing about your domain.

This is because was not starting properly. 84.88.79.190 it's my zone master, so it must know about my domain or the boss will kill me.


Anyway, i got the problem. Underscores are not good stuff!!


solution:

on named.conf.options

options{

check-names master ignore;
check-names slave ignore;


as you can check it now the 84.88.79.190 know about the zone.

Many thanks bathory.

Yes I've checked and it's working now. Indeed bind9 does not like underscores.
Btw, you can mark the thread as solved.

Cheers