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DNS (Domain Name System) is the core component of network infrastructure. The DNS service resolves hostname into ip address and vice versa. For example if we type ostechnix.com in browser, the DNS server translates the domain name into its corresponding ip address. So it makes us easy to remember the domain names instead of its ip address.
DNS Server Installation in CentOS 6.5
This how-to tutorial will show you how to install and configure Primary and Secondary DNS server. The steps provided here were tested in CentOS 6.5 32 bit edition, but it should work in RHEL 6.x(x stands for version) and Scientific Linux 6.x too.
Table of Contents
Scenario
Here are my test setup scenario
[A] Primary(Master) DNS Server Details:
Operating System : CentOS 6.5 32 bit (Minimal Server) Hostname : masterdns.ostechnix.com IP Address : 192.168.1.200/24
[B] Secondary(Slave) DNS Server Details:
Operating System : CentOS 6.5 32 bit (Minimal Server)
Hostname : slavedns.ostechnix.com
IP Address : 192.168.1.201/24 Setup Primary(Master) DNS Server
[root@masterdns ~]# yum install bind* -y
1. Configure DNS Server
The main configuration of the DNS will look like below. Edit and add the entries below which were marked as bold in this configuration files.
[root@masterdns ~]# vi /etc/named.conf
//
// named.conf
//
// Provided by Red Hat bind package to configure the ISC BIND named(8) DNS
// server as a caching only nameserver (as a localhost DNS resolver only).
//
// See /usr/share/doc/bind*/sample/ for example named configuration files.
//
options {
listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.1.200;}; ## Master DNS IP ##
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";
allow-query { localhost; 192.168.1.0/24; }; ## IP Range ##
allow-transfer{ localhost; 192.168.1.201; }; ## Slave DNS IP ##
recursion yes;
dnssec-enable yes;
dnssec-validation yes;
dnssec-lookaside auto;
/* Path to ISC DLV key */
bindkeys-file "/etc/named.iscdlv.key";
managed-keys-directory "/var/named/dynamic";
};
logging {
channel default_debug {
file "data/named.run";
severity dynamic;
};
};
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};
zone"ostechnix.com" IN {
type master;
file "fwd.ostechnix.com";
allow-update { none; };
};
zone"1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "rev.ostechnix.com";
allow-update { none; };
};
include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";
include "/etc/named.root.key";2. Create Zone files
Now we should create forward and reverse zone files which we mentioned in the '/etc/named.conf' file.
[A] Create Forward Zone
Create 'fwd.ostechnix.com' file in the '/var/named' directory and add the entries for forward zone as shown below.
[root@masterdns ~]# vi /var/named/fwd.ostechnix.com $TTL 86400 @ IN SOA masterdns.ostechnix.com. root.ostechnix.com. ( 2011071001 ;Serial 3600 ;Refresh 1800 ;Retry 604800 ;Expire 86400 ;Minimum TTL ) @IN NS masterdns.ostechnix.com. @IN NS slavedns.ostechnix.com.masterdns IN A 192.168.1.200 slavedns IN A 192.168.1.201
[B] Create Reverse Zone
Create 'rev.ostechnix.com' file in the '/var/named' directory and add the entries for reverse zone as shown below.
[root@masterdns ~]# vi /var/named/rev.ostechnix.com $TTL 86400 @ IN SOA masterdns.ostechnix.com. root.ostechnix.com. ( 2011071001 ;Serial 3600 ;Refresh 1800 ;Retry 604800 ;Expire 86400 ;Minimum TTL ) @IN NS masterdns.ostechnix.com. @IN NS slavedns.ostechnix.com. masterdnsIN A 192.168.1.200 slavedns IN A 192.168.1.201 200 IN PTR masterdns.ostechnix.com. 201 IN PTR slavedns.ostechnix.com.
3. Start the bind service
[root@masterdns ~]# service named start Generating /etc/rndc.key: [ OK ] Starting named: [ OK ] [root@masterdns ~]# chkconfig named on
4. Allow DNS Server through iptables
Add the lines shown in bold letters in '/etc/sysconfig/iptables' file. This will allow all clients to access the DNS server.
[root@masterdns ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables # Firewall configuration written by system-config-firewall # Manual customization of this file is not recommended. *filter :INPUT ACCEPT [0:0] :FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0] :OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0] -A INPUT -p udp -m state --state NEW --dport 53 -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW --dport 53 -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -p icmp -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited -A FORWARD -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited COMMIT
5. Restart iptables to save the changes
[root@masterdns ~]# service iptables restart iptables: Flushing firewall rules: [ OK ] iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter [ OK ] iptables: Unloading modules: [ OK ] iptables: Applying firewall rules: [ OK ]
6. Test syntax errors of DNS configuration and zone files
[A] Check DNS Config file
[root@masterdns ~]# named-checkconf /etc/named.conf [root@masterdns ~]# named-checkconf /etc/named.rfc1912.zones
[B] Check zone files
[root@masterdns ~]# named-checkzone ostechnix.com /var/named/fwd.ostechnix.com zone ostechnix.com/IN: loaded serial 2011071001 OK [root@masterdns ~]# named-checkzone ostechnix.com /var/named/rev.ostechnix.com zone ostechnix.com/IN: loaded serial 2011071001 OK [root@masterdns ~]#
7. Test DNS Server
Method A:
[root@masterdns ~]# dig masterdns.ostechnix.com ; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6 <<>> masterdns.ostechnix.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 11496 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;masterdns.ostechnix.com.INA ;; ANSWER SECTION: masterdns.ostechnix.com. 86400INA192.168.1.200 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: ostechnix.com.86400INNSmasterdns.ostechnix.com. ostechnix.com.86400INNSslavedns.ostechnix.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: slavedns.ostechnix.com.86400INA192.168.1.201 ;; Query time: 5 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200) ;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 12:48:35 2013 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 110
Method B:
[root@masterdns ~]# dig -x 192.168.1.200 ; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6 <<>> -x 192.168.1.200 ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 40891 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;200.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.INPTR ;; ANSWER SECTION: 200.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400 INPTRmasterdns.ostechnix.com. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.86400INNSmasterdns.ostechnix.com. 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.86400INNSslavedns.ostechnix.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: masterdns.ostechnix.com. 86400INA192.168.1.200 slavedns.ostechnix.com.86400INA192.168.1.201 ;; Query time: 6 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200) ;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 12:49:53 2013 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 150
Method C:
[root@masterdns ~]# nslookup masterdns Server:192.168.1.200 Address:192.168.1.200#53 Name:masterdns.ostechnix.com Address: 192.168.1.200
Thats it. Now the Primary DNS server is ready
Setup Secondary(Slave) DNS Server
[root@slavedns ~]# yum install bind* -y
1. Configure Slave DNS Server
Open the main configuration file '/etc/named.conf' and add the lines as shown in bold letters.
[root@slavedns ~]# vi /etc/named.conf
//
// named.conf
//
// Provided by Red Hat bind package to configure the ISC BIND named(8) DNS
// server as a caching only nameserver (as a localhost DNS resolver only).
//
// See /usr/share/doc/bind*/sample/ for example named configuration files.
//
options {
listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.1.201; }; ## Slve DNS IP ##
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";
allow-query { localhost; 192.168.1.0/24; }; ## IP Range ##
recursion yes;
dnssec-enable yes;
dnssec-validation yes;
dnssec-lookaside auto;
/* Path to ISC DLV key */
bindkeys-file "/etc/named.iscdlv.key";
managed-keys-directory "/var/named/dynamic";
};
logging {
channel default_debug {
file "data/named.run";
severity dynamic;
};
};
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};
zone"ostechnix.com" IN {
type slave;
file "slaves/ostechnix.fwd";
masters { 192.168.1.200; };
};
zone"1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type slave;
file "slaves/ostechnix.rev";
masters { 192.168.1.200; };
};
include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";
include "/etc/named.root.key";2. Start the DNS Service
[root@slavedns ~]# service named start Generating /etc/rndc.key: [ OK ] Starting named: [ OK ] [root@slavedns ~]# chkconfig named on
Now the forward and reverse zones are automatically replicated from Master DNS server to Slave DNS server.
To verify, goto DNS database location(i.e '/var/named/slaves') and use command 'ls'.
[root@slavedns ~]# cd /var/named/slaves/ [root@slavedns slaves]# ls ostechnix.fwd ostechnix.rev
The forward and reverse zones are automatically replicated from Master DNS. Now check the zone files whether the correct zone files are replicated or not.
[A] Check Forward zone:
[root@slavedns slaves]# cat ostechnix.fwd $ORIGIN . $TTL 86400; 1 day ostechnix.comIN SOAmasterdns.ostechnix.com. root.ostechnix.com. ( 2011071001 ; serial 3600 ; refresh (1 hour) 1800 ; retry (30 minutes) 604800 ; expire (1 week) 86400 ; minimum (1 day) ) NSmasterdns.ostechnix.com. NSslavedns.ostechnix.com. $ORIGIN ostechnix.com. masterdnsA192.168.1.200 slavedns A192.168.1.201
[B] Check Reverse zone:
[root@slavedns slaves]# cat ostechnix.rev $ORIGIN . $TTL 86400; 1 day 1.168.192.in-addr.arpaIN SOAmasterdns.ostechnix.com. root.ostechnix.com. ( 2011071001 ; serial 3600 ; refresh (1 hour) 1800 ; retry (30 minutes) 604800 ; expire (1 week) 86400 ; minimum (1 day) ) NSmasterdns.ostechnix.com. NSslavedns.ostechnix.com. $ORIGIN 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 200PTRmasterdns.ostechnix.com. 201PTRslavedns.ostechnix.com. masterdnsA192.168.1.200 slavedns A192.168.1.201
3. Add the DNS Server details to all systems
[root@slavedns ~]# vi /etc/resolv.conf # Generated by NetworkManager search ostechnix.com nameserver 192.168.1.200 nameserver 192.168.1.201 nameserver 8.8.8.8
4. Test DNS Server
Method A:
[root@slavedns ~]# dig slavedns.ostechnix.com ; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6 <<>> slavedns.ostechnix.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 39096 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;slavedns.ostechnix.com.INA ;; ANSWER SECTION: slavedns.ostechnix.com.86400INA192.168.1.201 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: ostechnix.com.86400INNSmasterdns.ostechnix.com. ostechnix.com.86400INNSslavedns.ostechnix.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: masterdns.ostechnix.com. 86400INA192.168.1.200 ;; Query time: 7 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200) ;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 13:00:17 2013 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 110
Method B:
[root@slavedns ~]# dig masterdns.ostechnix.com ; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6 <<>> masterdns.ostechnix.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 12825 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;masterdns.ostechnix.com.INA ;; ANSWER SECTION: masterdns.ostechnix.com. 86400INA192.168.1.200 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: ostechnix.com.86400INNSmasterdns.ostechnix.com. ostechnix.com.86400INNSslavedns.ostechnix.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: slavedns.ostechnix.com.86400INA192.168.1.201 ;; Query time: 13 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200) ;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 13:01:02 2013 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 110
Method C:
[root@slavedns ~]# nslookup slavedns Server:192.168.1.200 Address:192.168.1.200#53 Name:slavedns.ostechnix.com Address: 192.168.1.201
Method D:
[root@slavedns ~]# nslookup masterdns Server:192.168.1.200 Address:192.168.1.200#53 Name:masterdns.ostechnix.com Address: 192.168.1.200
Method E:
[root@slavedns ~]# dig -x 192.168.1.201 ; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6 <<>> -x 192.168.1.201 ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 56991 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;201.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.INPTR ;; ANSWER SECTION: 201.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400 INPTRslavedns.ostechnix.com. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.86400INNSmasterdns.ostechnix.com. 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.86400INNSslavedns.ostechnix.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: masterdns.ostechnix.com. 86400INA192.168.1.200 slavedns.ostechnix.com.86400INA192.168.1.201 ;; Query time: 6 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200) ;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 13:03:39 2013 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 150
Method F:
[root@slavedns ~]# dig -x 192.168.1.200 ; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6 <<>> -x 192.168.1.200 ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 42968 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;200.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.INPTR ;; ANSWER SECTION: 200.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400 INPTRmasterdns.ostechnix.com. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.86400INNSslavedns.ostechnix.com. 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.86400INNSmasterdns.ostechnix.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: masterdns.ostechnix.com. 86400INA192.168.1.200 slavedns.ostechnix.com.86400INA192.168.1.201 ;; Query time: 4 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200) ;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 13:04:15 2013 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 150
That's it. Both Primary and Secondary DNS Server is ready to use. Have a Good day!!!
36 comments
Hi SK,
thanks for the post.It was very helpful to me and it resolve my issue.:-)
Nice Guide
Hi, this is a good article..i just want to ask, how to tell that my slave dns is working? Thank you
You don’t need to create zone files manually. They are automatically replicated from masterdns. If they are replicated, you can realize that secondarydns is working. Refer the Secondarydns configuration section in the article. Thanks for the comment.
Hi, I was struggling for some hours to get BIND working. Using your article I found solution for my problems. Thanks!
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1 or 2 completed
I am trying step 3 but fail
[root@linux65 ~]# service named restart
Stopping named: [ OK ]
Starting named: [FAILED]
Check Reverse Zone
[root@linux65 ~]# named-checkzone test.com /var/named/chroot/var/named/rev.test.com
zone test.com/IN: loaded serial 2011071001
OK
Check Forward Zone
[root@linux65 ~]# named-checkzone test.com /var/named/chroot/var/named/fwd.test.com
zone test.com/IN: loaded serial 2011071001
OK
Please help me!
i am found that permission related problem are having
solved it……………..
#chgrp named /var/named/chroot/var/named/*
thank a lot.