Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1

Thanks Falko:

After I changed the IP address to 192.168.1.204, when I try to access the site, then it gives an Shared IP message rather than a Welcome! page:

Now what does this mean and where should I need to make the changes?

 

I tried to access with the domain name but it does not render anything even after I created the glue records in domain control panel (creating child nameservers pointing to the 81.216.xxx.yyy which is the static public IP of the machine) of domain registrar.

But when I try to access with the IP address, it gives Shared IP error.

My architecture is like this:

Internet-->>Cable Modem-->> Shorewall firewall on Hardware Node (a static public IP of 8.216.xxx.yyy) in the OpenVz machine and trying to have shared webhosting on other VEs in the rest of the 80 GB HDD (one of them with venet0:0 is assigned IP:192.168.1.204 and installed ISPConfig).

I hope I made my point clear. Thanks again,

 

the output is:

However, I get the following results with dig ns mydomain.com:

I could not locate what is the problem and the relevant solution? :-(

 

Got the following when I tried to start the dns server:

Do I need to manually create the file: /home/admispconfig/ispconfig/web/multidoc/edit ? But when I checked there is an edit directory there with several other files inside. Please suggest.

 

After some search, i tried to solve the problem by following from page 1 to 3 (including an extensive reply by Falko in the thread), but the problem of non-starting dns persists.

When I manually changed the zonefiles directory from /home/admispconfig/ispconfig/web/multidoc/edit to /var/named/chroot/var/named in the /etc/named.conf, the error does not show up, but the named fails to start.

PS:I am using centos4.4 (both in HN node and also in VEs under OpenVZ).

 

Please configure your named exactly as shown in chapter 8 on http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_centos_4.4_p4 . Then create or modify a DNS record. Does it work then?

What settings do you have on the DNS tab under Management > Server > Settings?

 

Dear Falko:

I setup the server exactly as specified in the perfect setup you posted. Your guide is what I am trying to follow up from the beginning till end. Still the DNS server and smtp server does not seem to run.

The settings under DNS tab are:

BIND User: named
BIND Group: named
named.conf: /etc/named.conf
Zonefiles Dir.: /var/named/chroot/var/named
Default Ns1: ns1.mydomain.com
Default Ns2: ns2.externaldomain.com
Admin Email: myemail
Default MX: checked

I hope this info is helpful. Thanks again!

 

Ok, can you post the output of

Code:

ls -la /var/named/chroot/var/run/named/
ls -la /var/named/chroot/var/run/
ls -la /var/named/chroot/var/
ls -la /var/named/chroot/
ls -la /var/named/

?

Did you disable SELinux?

 

The SELinux is disabled.

The outputs, as you asked for, are:

# ls -la /var/named/chroot/var/run/named/
total 8
drwxrwxrwx 2 named named 4096 May 13 09:22 .
drwxrwxr-x 3 root named 4096 Mar 14 2003 ..

# ls -la /var/named/chroot/var/run/
total 12
drwxrwxr-x 3 root named 4096 Mar 14 2003 .
drwxrwxr-x 5 root named 4096 Mar 14 2003 ..
drwxrwxrwx 2 named named 4096 May 13 09:22 named


# ls -la /var/named/chroot/var/
total 20
drwxrwxr-x 5 root named 4096 Mar 14 2003 .
drwxrwxr-x 6 root named 4096 Feb 7 12:35 ..
drwxrwxr-x 4 root named 4096 Aug 25 2004 named
drwxrwxr-x 3 root named 4096 Mar 14 2003 run
drwxrwx--- 2 named named 4096 Mar 14 2003 tmp

# ls -la /var/named/chroot/
total 20
drwxrwxr-x 6 root named 4096 Feb 7 12:35 .
drwxr-xr-x 5 root named 4096 Feb 7 12:35 ..
drwxr-xr-- 2 root named 4096 Feb 7 12:35 dev
drwxr-x--- 2 root named 4096 Feb 7 12:35 etc
dr-xr-xr-x 95 root root 0 May 22 20:43 proc
drwxrwxr-x 5 root named 4096 Mar 14 2003 var

# ls -la /var/named/
total 20
drwxr-xr-x 5 root named 4096 Feb 7 12:35 .
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 Nov 19 2006 ..
drwxrwxr-x 6 root named 4096 Feb 7 12:35 chroot
drwxrwx--- 2 named named 4096 Feb 7 12:35 data
drwxrwx--- 2 named named 4096 Feb 7 12:35 slaves

 

The permissions are ok...

 

Dear Falko:

Do you think this is a problem without any ends? Actually I have been struggling for months to make it work. I scanned through several threads in this forum, but in vain. So, I decided to post it here, again there does not seem any light in the horizon. :-(

I queried with dnsreports.com and it shows everything okay (green) except the internal DNS server unreachable.

Since I am learning myself to create my own datacenter (at home), I need to learn the basics myself rather than having someone help me out. Else, the amount of time I spend is more dearer than having someone to do the setup.

I wish with the help of experts here, I am optimistic that I could overcome the problem. Z

 

You could post your real domain name here so that I can run a few tests myself.

 

Falko: the domain is:

aristoli.com

Thanks again!

 

It seems you haven't even set up namservers for your domain:

Code:

mh1:~# dig ns aristoli.com

; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> ns aristoli.com
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 57646
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;aristoli.com.                  IN      NS

;; Query time: 5009 msec
;; SERVER: 213.191.92.84#53(213.191.92.84)
;; WHEN: Sat May 26 19:25:09 2007
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 30

Your domain registrar should have a web interface where you can specify nameservers. Please do that. Afterwards, at least the nameservers should show up, and we are a step further.

 

That is already done from the very beginning. The whois gives the following:

Note that ns1.aristoli.com is assigned the IP address of the ISPconfig server. I don't see any other changes that can be made except assigned the two nameservers or create a child nameserver on the domain registrar's control panel. If there is anything specific. let me know. Thanks again!

 

If you want to host aristoli.com on ns1.aristoli.com, you need a glue record: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dns#Circular_dependencies_and_glue_records
http://www.howtoforge.com/ispconfig_dns_providerdomain_schlund

 

Dear Falko:

Thank you for your instructions. If I understand right the glue records are created in domain as the primary and secondary nameservers by creating child namservers. Which I did earlier or did I miss something? And a test at dnsreport.com states that the glue records were created and the test passes as attached below (http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?&domain=aristoli.com):

And the problem, in my novice opinion, is the result of the not-running BIND server? You know the best, indeed!