[KLUG Members] Devel Linux as DNS Server

[Todd Pillars]

Sorry should have been Devil Linux :(

Bruce Smith wrote:
> I use DL as my company's DNS servers.  I cheated and simply copied over
> my the named config files from the distro I was previously using.  :-)
Kinda thought I would do that too, only the jail config example on the 
devil linux site is confusing. Maybe a sample config for something a 
little less exotic (for me ;) than Lotus Notes. hmmm... Bind?

> 
> I recently committed a lot of changes to CVS, once of which will allow
> BIND to run as a standalone DNS server "out of the box".  Which makes it
> easy to add your own zones too, if you need to.
> 
> If you can run a i686 compiled "server" version of DL, I uploaded a
> 1.2.7-pre-release version to the FTP site (/pub/devel/testing/) which
> has all the recent changes.
Only have this one spare machine right now, will definitely look at it 
though when I can!

> 
> 
>>   Also on DL 1.2.6 during initial setup, when trying to list 
>>"Services->Select what services to start on boot" it goes to a black 
>>screen "Loading Services, please wait...", and then jumps right back to 
>>the "Setup" screen. Any ideas what that is about? Bad disc?
> 
> 
> Probably something screwed up in your /etc/sysconfig/config  
> Edit it manually and look for something like "CONFIG_=xxx"
> where it should be "CONFIG_NAME=xxx"  ("NAME" is missing)
> 
> Seems like there was a recent bug fix on this one too.
> If you find out which service is missing the name, let me know
> which one and I'll double check to make sure it's fixed.
The only CONFIG_ anything is CONFIG_SPAMD in the config file, no CONFIG_=

I think I have seriously broke it anyway, modifying the system from the 
CLI, Off to start from scratch... maybe with an earlier version

Todd