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This post covers the steps on how to install Bind DNS server on CentOS 6.3. Bind is the most popular software and the most widely used Domain Name System (DNS) software on the Internet for providing DNS services. The name BIND stands for \u201cBerkeley Internet Name Domain\u201d and it\u2019s an implementation of the DNS protocols. <\/p>\n
1. To install Bind 9 on linux CentOS 6.3 server, run the following command :<\/p>\n
\n[root@centos63 ~]# yum install bind -y\n<\/pre>\nExamples :<\/p>\n
\n[root@centos63 ~]# yum install bind -y\nLoaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto\nLoading mirror speeds from cached hostfile\n * base: ossm.utm.my\n * extras: ossm.utm.my\n * updates: ossm.utm.my\nCentOS6.3-Repository | 4.0 kB 00:00 ...\nSetting up Install Process\nResolving Dependencies\n--> Running transaction check\n---> Package bind.i686 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2 will be installed\n--> Processing Dependency: portreserve for package: 32:bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686\n--> Running transaction check\n---> Package portreserve.i686 0:0.0.4-9.el6 will be installed\n--> Finished Dependency Resolution\n\nDependencies Resolved\n\n====================================================================================================\n Package Arch Version Repository Size\n====================================================================================================\nInstalling:\n bind i686 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2 updates 4.0 M\nInstalling for dependencies:\n portreserve i686 0.0.4-9.el6 CentOS6.3-Repository 22 k\n\nTransaction Summary\n====================================================================================================\nInstall 2 Package(s)\n\nTotal download size: 4.0 M\nInstalled size: 7.2 M\nDownloading Packages:\nSetting up and reading Presto delta metadata\nupdates\/prestodelta | 104 kB 00:00\nProcessing delta metadata\nPackage(s) data still to download: 4.0 M\n(1\/2): bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm | 4.0 MB 00:43\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nTotal 93 kB\/s | 4.0 MB 00:43\nRunning rpm_check_debug\nRunning Transaction Test\nTransaction Test Succeeded\nRunning Transaction\n Installing : portreserve-0.0.4-9.el6.i686 1\/2\n Installing : 32:bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686 2\/2\n Verifying : portreserve-0.0.4-9.el6.i686 1\/2\n Verifying : 32:bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686 2\/2\n\nInstalled:\n bind.i686 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2\n\nDependency Installed:\n portreserve.i686 0:0.0.4-9.el6\n\nComplete!\n<\/pre>\n2. Setup and configure zone with the name of example.local :<\/p>\n
\n[root@centos63 ~]# vi \/var\/named\/example.local\n<\/pre>\nAdd zone record as below :<\/p>\n
\n\n;\n; Addresses and other host information.\n;\n$TTL 86400\n@ IN SOA example.local. hostmaster.example.local. (\n 2012080701 ; Serial\n 43200 ; Refresh\n 3600 ; Retry\n 3600000 ; Expire\n 2592000 ) ; Minimum\n\n; Define the nameservers and the mail servers\n\n IN NS ns.example.local.\n IN A 192.168.1.54\n IN MX 10 mail.example.local.\n\nmail IN A 192.168.1.51\nns IN A 192.168.1.54\nwww IN A 192.168.1.54\n\n<\/pre>\n3. Add example.local zone below to named.conf. This is main configuration file for bind dns server.<\/p>\n
Modify named.conf :<\/p>\n
\n[root@centos63 ~]# vi \/etc\/named.conf\n<\/pre>\nAdd the following :<\/p>\n
\nzone \"example.local\" {\n type master;\n file \"\/var\/named\/example.local\";\n};\n<\/pre>\nFull named.conf configuration file :<\/p>\n
\n\/\/\n\/\/ named.conf\n\/\/\n\/\/ Provided by Red Hat bind package to configure the ISC BIND named(8) DNS\n\/\/ server as a caching only nameserver (as a localhost DNS resolver only).\n\/\/\n\/\/ See \/usr\/share\/doc\/bind*\/sample\/ for example named configuration files.\n\/\/\n\noptions {\n listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; };\n listen-on-v6 port 53 { ::1; };\n directory \"\/var\/named\";\n dump-file \"\/var\/named\/data\/cache_dump.db\";\n statistics-file \"\/var\/named\/data\/named_stats.txt\";\n memstatistics-file \"\/var\/named\/data\/named_mem_stats.txt\";\n allow-query { localhost; };\n recursion yes;\n\n dnssec-enable yes;\n dnssec-validation yes;\n dnssec-lookaside auto;\n\n \/* Path to ISC DLV key *\/\n bindkeys-file \"\/etc\/named.iscdlv.key\";\n\n managed-keys-directory \"\/var\/named\/dynamic\";\n};\n\nlogging {\n channel default_debug {\n file \"data\/named.run\";\n severity dynamic;\n };\n};\n\nzone \".\" IN {\n type hint;\n file \"named.ca\";\n};\n\nzone \"example.local\" {\n type master;\n file \"\/var\/named\/example.local\";\n};\n\ninclude \"\/etc\/named.rfc1912.zones\";\ninclude \"\/etc\/named.root.key\";\n\n<\/pre>\n4. start Named service :<\/p>\n
\n[root@centos63 ~]# \/etc\/init.d\/named start\nGenerating \/etc\/rndc.key: [ OK ]\nStarting named: [ OK ]\n<\/pre>\n5. If you want to restart and check the named status, execute the following :<\/p>\n
\n[root@centos63 ~]# \/etc\/init.d\/named restart\nStopping named: . [ OK ]\nStarting named: [ OK ]\n<\/pre>\n\n[root@centos63 ~]# \/etc\/init.d\/named status\nversion: 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2\nCPUs found: 1\nworker threads: 1\nnumber of zones: 20\ndebug level: 0\nxfers running: 0\nxfers deferred: 0\nsoa queries in progress: 0\nquery logging is OFF\nrecursive clients: 0\/0\/1000\ntcp clients: 0\/100\nserver is up and running\nnamed (pid 2405) is running...\n<\/pre>\n6. For extra checking, verify mx record whether working or not :<\/p>\n
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