0

I am trying to configure DNS on RHEL 5 for study purposes.

I have set up forward zones, reverse zones, and named.conf files in order to get the DNS working, but when I run service named start, I get the following error:enter image description here

OS: RHEL 5

IPs I am using 172.168.190.1 ... 172.168.190.50

My /etc/named.conf file is as follows:

options {
        directory "/var/named";
        dump-file "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
        statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
        listen-on port 53 {any; };
};

zone "oracleexpert.com" IN {
        type master;
        file "oracleexpert.com.fwd.zone";
        allow-update { none; };
};

zone "localhost" IN {
        type master;
        file "localhost.fwd.zone";
        allow-update { none; };
};

zone "190.168.172.in-addr.arpa." IN {
        type master;
        file "172.168.190.rev.zone";
        allow-update { none; };
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa." IN {
        type master;
        file "localhost.rev.zone";
    allow-update { none; };
};

zone "0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.ip6.arpa." IN {
        type master;
        file "named.ip6.local";
        allow-update { none; };
};

zone "255.in-addr.arpa." IN {
        type master;
        file "named.broadcast";
        allow-update { none; };
};

zone "0.in-addr.arpa." IN {
        type master;
        file "named.zero";
        allow-update { none; };
};

include "/etc/rndc.key";

                                                                                                                50,19         Bot

Here is the output of sed -n l /etc/named.conf:

options {$
\tdirectory "/var/named";$
\tlisten-on port 53 { any; };$
};$
$
zone "oracleexpert.com" IN {$
\ttype master;$
\tfile "oracleexpert.com.fwd.zone";$
\tallow-update { none; };$
};$
$
zone "localhost" IN {$
\ttype master;$
\tfile "localhost.fwd.zone";$
\tallow-update { none; };$
};$
$
zone "190.168.172.in-addr.arpa" IN {$
\ttype master;$
\tfile "172.168.190.rev.zone";$
\tallow-update { none; };$
};$
$
zone "0.0.127.in-addr-arpa" IN {$
\ttype master;$
\tfile "localhost.rev.zone";$
\tallow-update { none; };$
};$
$
zone "255.in-addr.arpa" IN {$
\ttype master;$
\tfile "named.broadcast";$
\tallow-update { none; };$
};$
$
zone "0.in-addr.arpa" IN {$
\ttype master;$
\tfile "named.zero";$
\tallow-update { none; };$
};$
$
include "/etc/rndc.key";$
[root@alpha ~]#
Improve this question
7
  • 1
    Not to mention that RHEL5 is EOF (End of Life) and isn't supported anymore. Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 10:28
  • 4
    Don't post images of text, please. Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 10:28
  • Apologies. I will keep that in mind. Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 10:45
  • You are showing two different files in the question. Which file do you have issues with? Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 15:52
  • 1
    The point is that you have posted two different versions of /etc/named.conf. You should edit your question to show the same version of the file in both cat and sed -n l forms, and the error message that goes with that version (because the line numbers have changed). In general, your question should say what you have done to try to solve the problem. Specifically, you should say something like, “I had dots at the ends of names, e.g., arpa., and I took them out (→ arpa), and I had a dump-file and a statistics-file, and I took them out, and yet I get the same error.” Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 19:56

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
2

Take out the dots. Instead of:

zone "190.168.172.in-addr.arpa." IN {
        type master;
        file "172.168.190.rev.zone";
        allow-update { none; };
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa." IN {
        type master;
        file "localhost.rev.zone";
    allow-update { none; };
};

It should be:

zone "190.168.172.in-addr.arpa" IN {
        type master;
        file "172.168.190.rev.zone";
        allow-update { none; };
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
        type master;
        file "localhost.rev.zone";
    allow-update { none; };
};
Improve this answer
5
  • Thanks for reply, I did take out the dots, yet the same error :-( Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 10:43
  • @AvinashPawar Can you run sed -n l /etc/named.conf and show us how it looks like? Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 10:45
  • Sorry, the comments box is reluctant to accept all the characters. The o/p for sed -n l /etc/named.conf is almost 1000 char long Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 10:50
  • 3
    You can update your question, no need to paste it as comment. Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 11:12
  • 1
    Don’t say “no need to paste it as comment”; say “Don’t paste it as comment!”  Information that clarifies or refines the question should always be added to the question, even if it’s only the answer to a “Yes” or “No” question, or some other very short phrase. (Of course it should be comprehensible in context, so don’t say just “Yes”; say (for example) “I have rebooted since the last time I edited the file and the problem persists.”) It is good practice to then post a comment saying that you have updated the question, @-pinging the person who asked for the clarification. Commented Oct 21, 2017 at 19:41

Start asking to get answers

Find the answer to your question by asking.

Ask question

Explore related questions

See similar questions with these tags.