Files not foundin RHEL5 to configure DNS

[txtraz]

Hi,
I am a root user and i want to configure Domain Name Server in RHEL 5. I've installed all the necessary packages but i 'm not getting any necessary files to edit/configure DNS. please help me to configure. please send me all the steps.

I'am a new user of RHEL5.

Thanks,

[Ivan Krastev · Accepted solution]

See DNS how-to here - http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html

regards,
ivan

[Ivan Ferreira]

Install the caching-only name server package, that will install sample files that you can modify to configure a master zone.

[txtraz]

hi,
thanks for replay.
After input the command (#rpm -qa| grep bind*) the machine showing all the bind packages but when i'm trying to configure named.conf file the server is not getting any file to configure.

please help me to configure.

regards.

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

As Ivan suggested, install "caching-only" package - it provides /etc/named.conf template.

BTW, are you sure that you want DNS server and not just resolver?

[txtraz]

thanks for replay.
i ve experienced with RHEL4 but not in RHEL5.
i've installed all the packages as needed and i've edited all the necessary files but it showing an error when i'm trying to start the named service (#/etc/init.d/named restart). please check the attachemnt for the error and please help me to solve the problem.

Thanks;

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

did you try just to start named after installing caching-nameserver package and

cp /etc/named.caching-nameserver.conf /etc/named.conf

?

[txtraz]

thanks for you replay. I have collected the files from #/usr/share/sytem-config-bind/profiles/default/named.conf /etc/named.conf

thanks

[IT Csar]

Make sure that bind9 is what you need. Unless you are running a Google contender, you might be better off with simple caching DNS (for instance, dnsmasq, or for heavy hitters, DJBDNS). BIND9 is a pain, you have to be committed for a good reason.

Oleg B

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

The tdlp.org link is good. That is how I learned DNS in the first place.

RHEL5 did do some improvements with regard to chroot file location. Also, not every named.conf feature in DNS with REHL5 works the same way as it did with RHEL4.

Starting out with a good DNS/RHEL4 example is a good way to go.

SEP