dns server problem

talkinggoat · 11-17-2003, 01:32 PM

i am tring to set up a dns server on my local network, but every time i try to start the service i get the error that it can't find the localhost server... it should not be looking for a server with this name. i changed the name of the computer to linuxbox, went through all the dns configuration files and host files and changed the names in those files as well. i also changed all the files in the /var/named directory to match the ones specified in the named.conf file. why is it giving me this error?

david_ross · 11-17-2003, 02:08 PM

Make sure you have "localhost" next to the loopback address in /etc/hosts. Post that file if you are unsure.

talkinggoat · 11-17-2003, 06:13 PM

ok... i changed everything back to localhost. including the hosts file. now i am getting "connection refused" what the heck is going on with this thing!?

sidmark-2850 · 11-17-2003, 06:43 PM

What version of bind are you running. Restart your server and look in your /var/log/messages file. There may be an indication as to what is causing the failure in the file.

talkinggoat · 11-17-2003, 07:16 PM

the server isn't startig. that's the problem bind 9.2.1-16

sidmark-2850 · 11-17-2003, 07:33 PM

First, do cat /dev/null > /var/log/messages. This will zero out your messages file. Restart bind, then post the contents of your messages file.

jamrock · 11-18-2003, 06:00 AM

Please post your /etc/named.conf file and the zone files in the /var/named directory.

You can block out the I.P. addresses if you like. It is DNS for a local network so I guess the security risk of publishing this info. is low.

It may also be a good idea to let us see the /etc/resolv.conf and the output from the "hostname" command.