named cannot find zone files?

zarnold · 09-02-2006, 06:17 PM

I have something like this:

options {
directory "/var/named";
dump-file "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
};
include "/etc/rndc.key";

zone "." {
type hint;
file "zones/named.root";
};

But I get an error like: named[28025]: could not configure root hints from 'zones/named.root': file not found

I've tried putting it in
/var/named/zones/
/var/named/chroot/zones
/var/named/

Why can't it find the file...?! I thought that "directory "/var/named";" would be the directory it reads files from..?

billymayday · 09-02-2006, 06:29 PM

Try changing

Quote:

zone "." {
type hint;
file "zones/named.root";
};

to

Quote:

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

and put named.root in /var/named

Note that if you are running chrooted, the correct location is something like

/var/named/chroot/var/named

zarnold · 09-03-2006, 05:22 PM

Thanks for the help. I'm wondering if anyone can help me with one more issue.

By the way, I've set this up from reading http://web.mit.edu/rhel-doc/4/RH-DOC...4/ch-bind.html ...just so you know that i'm not lazy and coming here.

I've setup bind, forward dns works fine. I have /etc/resolv.conf set to "nameserver localhost".

I have given my local ip address' reverse DNS records, but they do not seem yo be working.

host 192.168.0.111
Host 111.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

named.0.168.192

Code:

@       IN      SOA     ns1.fake.net. admin.fake.net. (
                        2006090203
                        21600
                        3600
                        604800
                        86400 )
        IN      NS      ns1.fake.net.
111     IN      PTR     lava.fake.net.

fake.net

Code:

@       IN      SOA     ns1.fake.net. admin.fake.net. (
                        2006090202
                        21600
                        3600
                        604800
                        86400 )
        IN      NS      ns1.fake.net.
www     IN      A       192.168.0.111
ns1     IN      A       192.168.0.111
lava    IN      A       192.168.0.111

I also have this for the zone in named.conf:

Code:

zone "0.168.192.IN-ADDR-ARPA" {
type master;
file "zones/named.0.168.192";
};

Thanks

billymayday · 09-04-2006, 06:39 AM

NOTE - it's in-addr.arpa not in-addr-arpa (a period between addr and arpa, not a hyphen).

Edit - not sure if it's case dependent too.

Edit 2 - on the lazy comment, personally I find bind configuration a bitch. All the info is for quite complex uses, not a plain simple soho job like I use it for, so I was happy to assume you'd done some digging given where you were up to.

zarnold · 09-04-2006, 11:36 AM

I hate to bump threads just to say think you.. but think you! I am blind