Ok, I followed the ubuntu 6.10 perfect setup for two comps, added ISPconfig and further tried to set them up as the name servers uturn1.turnkeytrading.net and uturn2.turnkeytrading.net. At the registrar of turnkeytrading.net created uturn1 and uturn2 pointing towards my public ips. At server setup in ISPconfig set host as uturn1 and domain turnkeytrading.net and public Ip. Then set up testing domains in the dns manager with the ns of uturn1.turnkeytrading.net and uturn2.turnkeytrading.net. I had the rndc permission not allowing the servers to listen on 53 etc, I fixed the rndc permission denied problem, but when trying to set the boxes as the Authoritative NS for domains in godaddy acct it always says "errors have been encountered". I assume godaddy checks to see if the server is indeed alive and if not gives this error, so naturally I check to see if the name servers respond and they don't. What did I do wrong? Does it matter that uturn1.turnkeytrading.net is also the name of the host computer? Does the name server and the hostname have to different? Here is the output of: cat /var/log/daemon.log Code: starting BIND 9.3.2 -u bind -t /var/lib/named Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: found 1 CPU, using 1 worker thread Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: loading configuration from '/etc/bind/named.conf' Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53 Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 10.0.1.22#53 Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953 Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: command channel listening on ::1#953 Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: zone 10.207.64.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 2007080106 Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: zone buddysbananahammock.com/IN: loaded serial 2007080106 Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: zone turnkeytrading.net/IN: loaded serial 2007080102 Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: running Aug 1 22:06:01 uturn1 named[4145]: zone bu Looks good Here's cat /etc/bind/named.conf Code: options { pid-file "/var/run/bind/run/named.pid"; directory "/etc/bind"; auth-nxdomain no; /* * If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want * to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source * directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked * questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged * port by default. */ // query-source address * port 53; }; // // a caching only nameserver config // zone "." { type hint; file "db.root"; }; zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "db.local"; }; zone "10.207.64.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "pri.10.207.64.in-addr.arpa"; }; zone "buddysbananahammock.com" { type master; file "pri.buddysbananahammock.com"; }; zone "turnkeytrading.net" { type master; file "pri.turnkeytrading.net"; }; Here's dig @uturn1.turnkeytrading.net buddysbananahammock.com Code: ; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> @uturn1.turnkeytrading.net buddysbananahammock.com ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51321 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;buddysbananahammock.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: buddysbananahammock.com. 86400 IN A 64.207.10.10 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: buddysbananahammock.com. 86400 IN NS uturn2.turnkeytrading.net. buddysbananahammock.com. 86400 IN NS uturn1.turnkeytrading.net. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: uturn1.turnkeytrading.net. 86400 IN A 64.207.10.10 ;; Query time: 1 msec ;; SERVER: 10.0.1.22#53(10.0.1.22) ;; WHEN: Thu Aug 2 16:45:48 2007 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 133 Could this be the problem? dig uturn1.turnkeytrading.net Code: ;; Query time: 42 msec ;; SERVER: 64.238.96.12#53(64.238.96.12) ;; WHEN: Thu Aug 2 16:47:04 2007 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 42 That ip is cbeyond's nameserver. And netstat -tap Code: Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 3486/mysqld tcp 0 0 *:81 *:* LISTEN 3907/ispconfig_http tcp 0 0 uturn1.turnkeytr:domain *:* LISTEN 4145/named tcp 0 0 localhost.locald:domain *:* LISTEN 4145/named tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 5957/master tcp 0 0 localhost.localdoma:953 *:* LISTEN 4145/named tcp6 0 0 *:imaps *:* LISTEN 3586/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:pop3s *:* LISTEN 3636/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:pop3 *:* LISTEN 3603/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:imap2 *:* LISTEN 3567/couriertcpd tcp6 0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 4007/apache2 tcp6 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 18768/proftpd: (acc tcp6 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 3757/sshd tcp6 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 5957/master tcp6 0 0 ip6-localhost:953 *:* LISTEN 4145/named tcp6 0 0 *:https *:* LISTEN 4007/apache2 Thanks in advance for anyones help.
rndc problem Maybe I didn't fix the rndc.key problem here's: named -g -p 53 Code: 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.149 starting BIND 9.3.2 -g -p 53 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.149 found 1 CPU, using 1 worker thread 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.152 loading configuration from '/etc/bind/named.conf' 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.153 listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.154 binding TCP socket: address in use 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.154 listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 10.0.1.22#53 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.154 binding TCP socket: address in use 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.156 none:0: open: /etc/bind/rndc.key: permission denied 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.157 couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: permission denied 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.157 none:0: open: /etc/bind/rndc.key: permission denied 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.157 couldn't add command channel ::1#953: permission denied 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.157 ignoring config file logging statement due to -g option 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.158 zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.159 zone 10.207.64.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 2007080106 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.159 zone buddysbananahammock.com/IN: loaded serial 2007080106 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.160 zone turnkeytrading.net/IN: loaded serial 2007080102 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.160 running 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.161 zone buddysbananahammock.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2007080106) 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.161 zone 10.207.64.in-addr.arpa/IN: sending notifies (serial 2007080106) 02-Aug-2007 16:59:49.161 zone turnkeytrading.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2007080102) Any thoughts? Come on Falko. You the man.
What's the output of Code: ls -l /etc/bind/rndc.key ? It seems you need a glue record: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dns#Circular_dependencies_and_glue_records
Thanks for the reply Falko. Here you go Code: root@uturn1:/var/log# ls -l /etc/bind/rndc.key -rw-r----- 1 bind bind 77 2007-03-19 14:14 /etc/bind/rndc.key
Can you see from the output of Code: ps aux under which user named is running? Can you post your current /etc/bind/named.conf again?
Here you go Falko. Code: root@uturn1:~# ps aux USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND root 1 0.0 0.1 1632 536 ? Ss Aug03 0:01 /sbin/init splash root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Aug03 0:00 [migration/0] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN Aug03 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Aug03 0:00 [watchdog/0] root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [events/0] root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [khelper] root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [kthread] root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [kblockd/0] root 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [kacpid] root 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [kacpi_notify] root 129 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [kseriod] root 162 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Aug03 0:00 [pdflush] root 163 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Aug03 0:00 [pdflush] root 164 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Aug03 0:00 [kswapd0] root 165 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [aio/0] root 1578 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [ata/0] root 1685 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [khubd] root 1696 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [khpsbpkt] root 1717 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Aug03 0:00 [knodemgrd_0] root 1767 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [kjournald] root 1839 0.0 0.1 1604 552 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 //sbin/logd root 1923 0.0 0.1 2180 600 ? S<s Aug03 0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon root 2730 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [shpchpd] root 2793 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [kgameportd] root 2816 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Aug03 0:00 [kpsmoused] root 3305 0.0 0.1 1600 504 tty1 Ss+ Aug03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1 root 3306 0.0 0.1 1596 504 tty2 Ss+ Aug03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2 root 3307 0.0 0.1 1600 504 tty3 Ss+ Aug03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3 root 3308 0.0 0.1 1596 504 tty4 Ss+ Aug03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4 root 3309 0.0 0.1 1600 508 tty5 Ss+ Aug03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5 root 3310 0.0 0.1 1596 500 tty6 Ss+ Aug03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6 root 3355 0.0 0.1 1724 508 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /bin/dd bs 1 if /proc/kmsg of /var/run/klogd/kmsg klog 3357 0.0 0.2 2428 1312 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /sbin/klogd -P /var/run/klogd/kmsg root 3423 0.0 0.2 2696 1348 ? S Aug03 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe mysql 3487 0.0 3.8 128244 18384 ? Sl Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mys root 3488 0.0 0.1 1588 528 ? S Aug03 0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld root 3552 0.0 0.0 1776 416 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/courierlogger -pid=/var/run/courier/authdaemon/pid -start root 3553 0.0 0.1 1924 608 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/lib/courier/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 3567 0.0 0.0 1772 336 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/courierlogger -pid=/var/run/courier/imapd.pid -start -nam root 3568 0.0 0.1 1876 560 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/couriertcpd -address=0 -maxprocs=40 -maxperip=20 -nodnslo root 3586 0.0 0.0 1772 336 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/courierlogger -pid=/var/run/courier/imapd-ssl.pid -start root 3587 0.0 0.1 1872 556 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/couriertcpd -address=0 -maxprocs=40 -maxperip=20 -nodnslo root 3599 0.0 0.1 1872 492 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/couriertcpd -pid=/var/run/courier/pop3d.pid -stderrlogger root 3601 0.0 0.0 1640 348 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/courierlogger courierpop3login root 3604 0.0 0.0 1924 268 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/lib/courier/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 3605 0.0 0.0 1924 268 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/lib/courier/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 3606 0.0 0.0 1924 268 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/lib/courier/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 3607 0.0 0.0 1924 268 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/lib/courier/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 3608 0.0 0.0 1924 268 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/lib/courier/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 3624 0.0 0.0 1776 336 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/courierlogger -pid=/var/run/courier/pop3d-ssl.pid -start root 3625 0.0 0.1 1872 556 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/couriertcpd -address=0 -maxprocs=40 -maxperip=4 -nodnsloo root 3746 0.0 0.2 6328 992 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -r -a p root 3748 0.0 0.1 6328 584 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -r -a p root 3749 0.0 0.1 6328 524 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -r -a p root 3750 0.0 0.1 6328 524 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -r -a p root 3751 0.0 0.1 6328 524 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -r -a p root 3764 0.0 0.2 4936 1068 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd daemon 3852 0.0 0.0 1848 420 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd root 3862 0.0 0.1 2192 864 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron root 3937 0.0 1.8 14640 8924 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /root/ispconfig/httpd/bin/ispconfig_httpd -DSSL root 3938 0.0 0.2 2680 1272 ? S Aug03 0:00 /bin/bash /root/ispconfig/sv/ispconfig_wconf 1001 3945 0.0 1.5 14640 7548 ? S Aug03 0:00 /root/ispconfig/httpd/bin/ispconfig_httpd -DSSL root 4037 0.0 2.0 26348 9700 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start -DSSL root 4039 0.0 0.0 1504 304 ? S Aug03 0:00 /root/ispconfig/cronolog --symlink=/var/log/httpd/ispconfig_access_ www-data 4054 0.0 0.9 26348 4544 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start -DSSL www-data 4055 0.0 0.9 26348 4544 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start -DSSL www-data 4056 0.0 0.9 26348 4544 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start -DSSL www-data 4057 0.0 1.0 26612 5160 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start -DSSL www-data 4066 0.0 1.0 26616 5160 ? S Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start -DSSL bind 4175 0.0 0.6 30136 2904 ? Ssl Aug03 0:00 /usr/sbin/named -u bind -t /var/lib/named proftpd 4202 0.0 0.3 9012 1524 ? Ss Aug03 1:03 proftpd: (accepting connections) 1001 4208 0.0 0.2 2668 1108 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /home/admispconfig/ispconfig/tools/clamav/bin/freshclam -d -c 10 -- root 4230 0.0 0.4 7712 2320 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 sshd: uturn [priv] uturn 4232 0.0 0.3 7712 1616 ? S Aug03 0:00 sshd: uturn@pts/0 uturn 4233 0.0 0.6 5368 2972 pts/0 Ss Aug03 0:00 -bash root 4252 0.0 0.5 4852 2712 pts/0 S Aug03 0:00 /bin/bash root 4282 0.0 0.6 29964 2968 pts/0 Tl Aug03 0:00 named -g -p 53 root 4697 0.0 0.4 4440 1936 pts/0 S+ Aug03 0:00 vim resolv.conf root 9484 0.0 0.3 4796 1640 ? Ss Aug03 0:00 /usr/lib/postfix/master postfix 9486 0.0 0.3 4840 1616 ? S Aug03 0:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u root 21874 0.0 0.1 1652 572 ? Ss 06:25 0:00 /sbin/syslogd -a /var/lib/named/dev/log postfix 24223 0.0 0.3 4804 1584 ? S 11:39 0:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u -c root 24460 0.0 0.4 7716 2324 ? Ss 11:40 0:00 sshd: uturn [priv] uturn 24491 0.0 0.3 7848 1640 ? R 11:40 0:00 sshd: uturn@pts/1 uturn 24492 0.0 0.6 5364 2964 pts/1 Ss 11:40 0:00 -bash root 24934 0.0 0.0 1588 404 ? S 11:42 0:00 sleep 10 root 24946 2.6 0.5 4852 2704 pts/1 S 11:42 0:00 /bin/bash proftpd 24977 0.0 0.5 9008 2460 ? S 11:42 0:00 proftpd: ::ffff:64.251.15.89:52311: PASS (hidden) proftpd 24978 0.0 0.4 9012 2352 ? S 11:42 0:00 proftpd: connected: ::ffff:64.251.15.89 (::ffff:64.251.15.89:52350) root 24979 0.0 0.2 2472 988 pts/1 R+ 11:42 0:00 ps aux does that mean named is running under root?
And here's Code: root@uturn1:~# cat /etc/bind/named.conf options { pid-file "/var/run/bind/run/named.pid"; directory "/etc/bind"; auth-nxdomain no; /* * If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want * to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source * directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked * questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged * port by default. */ // query-source address * port 53; }; // // a caching only nameserver config // zone "." { type hint; file "db.root"; }; zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "db.local"; }; zone "10.207.64.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "pri.10.207.64.in-addr.arpa"; }; zone "buddysbananahammock.com" { type master; file "pri.buddysbananahammock.com"; }; zone "turnkeytrading.net" { type master; file "pri.turnkeytrading.net"; }; //// MAKE MANUAL ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE! ////
Looks ok. On one of my Debian systems, /etc/bind/rndc.key has the permissions 600 and is owned by nobody. You can try that, too, otherwise try a chmod 644 on that file (and make it owned by bind again).
Alright, chmod 644 /etc/bind/rndc.key and chown -R bind:bind /etc/bind/rndc.key did something Here is named -g -p 53 Code: root@uturn1:/var/log# named -g -p 53 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.309 starting BIND 9.3.2 -g -p 53 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.309 found 1 CPU, using 1 worker thread 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.312 loading configuration from '/etc/bind/named.conf' 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.313 listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.314 listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 10.0.1.22#53 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.317 command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.317 command channel listening on ::1#953 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.317 ignoring config file logging statement due to -g option 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.318 zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.319 zone 10.207.64.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 2007080304 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.319 zone buddysbananahammock.com/IN: loaded serial 2007080106 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.320 zone turnkeytrading.net/IN: loaded serial 2007080305 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.320 running 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.321 zone buddysbananahammock.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2007080106) 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.321 zone 10.207.64.in-addr.arpa/IN: sending notifies (serial 2007080304) 05-Aug-2007 10:45:19.321 zone turnkeytrading.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2007080305) The permission problems are fixed however I still can't add the nameservers as Authoritative for the respective domain names. I suppose it is because the do not respond to ping. I created two new name servers at ns1.uturn1.turnkeytrading.net and ns2.uturn2.turnkeytrading.net and the appropriate glue records at the registrar for those. Any advice?
ran named -g -p 53 again Code: root@uturn1:/var/log# named -g -p 53 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.771 starting BIND 9.3.2 -g -p 53 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.771 found 1 CPU, using 1 worker thread 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.774 loading configuration from '/etc/bind/named.conf' 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.775 listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.776 binding TCP socket: address in use 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.776 listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 10.0.1.22#53 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.776 binding TCP socket: address in use 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.778 couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: address in use 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.779 couldn't add command channel ::1#953: address in use 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.779 ignoring config file logging statement due to -g option 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.780 zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.780 zone 10.207.64.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 2007080304 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.781 zone buddysbananahammock.com/IN: loaded serial 2007080106 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.782 zone turnkeytrading.net/IN: loaded serial 2007080305 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.782 running 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.782 zone buddysbananahammock.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2007080106) 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.783 zone 10.207.64.in-addr.arpa/IN: sending notifies (serial 2007080304) 05-Aug-2007 11:58:44.783 zone turnkeytrading.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2007080305)
Please stop all instances of named before you try this. If you don't, you'll get complaints about ports being in use... I'd ask your registrar if you got the glue records right.
Yes, that makes sense. What is odd is that I cannot stop bind9 with /etc/init.d/bind9 stop as root. I have to be another user to stop named. I then have to switch to root to netstat -tap and see that named is not running and then run named -g -p 53 so that I have no permission problems. If I try to run /etc/init.d/bind9 stop as root it just runs and runs and runs - no response. Stopping the command and then running netstat -tap still shows named running. What have I done wrong? I'm about to shoot this box. Thanks for your patience and continued help. Drew
Ok Falko, It's all fixed. I was doing two things wrong. Number 1. After your advise to stop all instances of named before running named -g -p 53, I realized that once you run named -g -p 53, named cannot be stopped with /etc/init.d/bind9 stop and does not seem to respond to /etc/init.d/bind9 start. However after a reboot, and just using the init.d commands everything works beautifully. Why does the named -g -p 53 seem to screw things up? Number 2. The problem with the nameservers was that the domain turnkeytrading.net is registered with Godaddy and the Authoritative name-servers for that domain are Cbeyonds, because they are providing email etc for us. I created the appropriate host, glue records and reverse ptr with Cbeyond, however when I went to change the authoritative name-servers for the new domains, also registered with Godaddy, that would be hosted by the ISPConfig boxes, I always received a "errors were encounted" message from godaddy's config panel about the ISPconfig name-servers. Because the nameservers for turnkeytrading.net were Cbeyonds I thought all changes had to be made with them regarding the hosts etc. However to list a custom authoritative name-server with Godaddy where that domain is one of theirs you must also enter the hosts for that domain in their "host summery" of their control panel for that domain. I suppose if that domain is not registered with them this check cannot be done. Here is the link on how to do this. http://help.godaddy.com/article.php?article_id=668&topic_id=163 Anyways, thank you once again for all of your help.
