DNS configuration in RHEL (Forward and reverse zone)

Posted 11-10-2011 at 05:13 AM by deep27ak
Updated 08-18-2012 at 05:03 AM by deep27ak

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Few things you need to check before starting with configuration:

For explanation I am using 192.168.0.100 (you need to give your machine's IP instead) and all other conventions will vary as per your requirements. So make sure to change them.

Code:

#vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
IPAddr=192.168.0.100 (will vary accordingly)

Code:

#vi /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 192.168.0.100

Code:

#vi /etc/hosts
192.168.0.100 server.example.com    server (make sure this line is present)

Code:


#vi /etc/sysconfig/network
HOSTNAME=server.example.com

As for the configuration

Code:

#yum -y install bind*

#yum -y install caching-nameserver

Once you install bind package by default all the packages gets stored inside

Code:

/usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.3/sample/

So copy all the files to

Code:

/var/named/chroot/

Code:

#cp /usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.3/sample/etc/*  /var/named/chroot/etc/
#cp /usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.3/sample/var/named/*  /var/named/chroot/var/named/
#cp /usr/share/doc/bind-9.3.3/sample/var/named/slaves/*  /var/named/chroot/var/named/slaves/

#cp /etc/named.caching-nameserver  /var/named/chroot/etc/named.conf

#cd /var/named/chroot/etc/

Code:

#vi named.conf
(check the entries in the red lines)
options {
        listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.0.100; };
        listen-on-v6 port 53 { ::1; };
        directory       "/var/named";
        dump-file       "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
        statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
        memstatistics-file "/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt";
        query-source    port 53;
        query-source-v6 port 53;
        allow-query     { localhost; 192.168.0.0/24;};
};
logging {
        channel default_debug {
                file "data/named.run";
                severity dynamic;
        };
};
view localhost_resolver {
        match-clients      { localhost; 192.168.0.0/24; };
        match-destinations { localhost; 192.168.0.0/24; };
        recursion yes;
        include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";
};

Mention the entries of zone in this file as follows:

Code:

#vi named.rfc1912.zones
zone "example.com" IN {
        type master;
        file "example.com.zone";
        allow-update {none;};
};

zone "0.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
        type master;
        file "192.168.0.zone";
        allow-update{none;};

configuration of zone files:

Code:

#cd /var/named/chroot/var/named/
#cp named.local 192.168.0.zone
#cp localhost.zone  example.com.zone

Code:

#vi example.com.zone
$TTL    86400
@               IN SOA  server.example.com.       root.example.com. (
                                        52              ; serial
                                        3H              ; refresh
                                        15M             ; retry
                                        1W              ; expiry
                                        1D )            ; minimum

                IN NS           server.example.com.
                IN MX           10 server.example.com.

server          IN A            192.168.0.100
www             IN A            192.168.0.100

Code:

#vi 192.168.0.zone
$TTL    86400
@       IN      SOA     server.example.com.    root.server.example.com.  (
                                      1997022703 ; Serial
                                      28800      ; Refresh
                                      14400      ; Retry
                                      3600000    ; Expire
                                      86400 )    ; Minimum
        IN      NS      server.example.com.
100     IN      PTR     server.example.com.

Code:

#service named restart

check your DNS

Code:

#dig -x 192.168.0.100
; <<>> DiG 9.3.3rc2 <<>> -x 192.168.0.100
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45439
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;100.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa.    IN      PTR

;; ANSWER SECTION:
100.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN    PTR     server.deepsoft.com.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
0.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400   IN      NS      server.deepsoft.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
server.deepsoft.com.    86400   IN      A       192.168.0.100

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.0.100#53(192.168.0.100)
;; WHEN: Thu Nov 10 07:55:59 2011
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 107

Code:

#nslookup server.deepsoft.com
Server:         192.168.0.100
Address:        192.168.0.100#53

Name:   server.example.com
Address: 192.168.0.100

DNS configuration in RHEL (Forward and reverse zone)

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