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Configure A DNS Name Server On RHEL7 - CentOS7

This document provides steps to configure a DNS name server on RHEL7/CentOS7 using bind. It explains that DNS resolves hostnames to IP addresses and vice versa. The steps include: installing bind packages, editing the main configuration file and creating forward and reverse zone files, starting the named service, and verifying resolution works from the server and client. Configuring the DNS server allows hostnames for the lab servers to be resolved to their IP addresses.

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Configure A DNS Name Server On RHEL7 - CentOS7

This document provides steps to configure a DNS name server on RHEL7/CentOS7 using bind. It explains that DNS resolves hostnames to IP addresses and vice versa. The steps include: installing bind packages, editing the main configuration file and creating forward and reverse zone files, starting the named service, and verifying resolution works from the server and client. Configuring the DNS server allows hostnames for the lab servers to be resolved to their IP addresses.

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ConfigureaDNSNameServeronRHEL7/CentOS7

LEARN IT GUIDE
Configure
a DNS Name Server on RHEL7/CentOS7
http://www.learnitguide.net/2015/11/configurednsnameserveronrhel7.html

ThisarticleisaquickstepbystepprocedureforinstallationandconfigurationofLinuxDNSNameserverusingbindonRHEL7/CentOS7.
Leaveyourcommentsifanyandweappreciateyourfeedback.
WhatisDNS(DomainNameSystem)andWhydoweuseit?
DNSprovidestheresolutionofhostnamestoIPaddressandViceversa.
Whensomeonetriestoaccessanywebsitesoranyservername,examplewww.learnitguide.net,requestwillgototheparticularserverby
resolvingthenamewww.learnitguide.nettotheparticularserveripaddress192.168.2.10asconfiguredinDNSnameserver.ThisiscalledForward
zonenameresolution.SamecanbedoneinreversewayasIPAddress192.168.2.10willresolvetotheservernamewww.learnitguide.net,thisis
calledReversezonenameresolution.
LabServerSetup:
Description

ServerInfo

ClientInfo

Operating
System

RHEL764Bit

RHEL764Bit

HostName

linux1.learnitguide.net linux2.learnitguide.net

IPAddress

192.168.2.10

192.168.2.20

Package

Bind9

Notrequired

ServiceName

Named

Notrequired

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Congure DNS Name Server on RHEL7/CentOS7

Serverendconfiguration:
Step1:InstallingtheDNSPackagesbind
InstalltheappropriateDNSpackagesbind9usingyumtoavoiddependenciesissue.ifyumisnotconfigured,pleasereferthelink
http://www.learnitguide.net/2015/07/howtoconfigurelocalyumreposerver.html
[root@linux1~]#yumyinstallbind*

Step2:Editthemainconfigurationfile.
Openthe/etc/named.confandappendthebelowconfiguration.
zone"learnitguide.net"IN{
typemaster
file"learnitguide.net.forward"
}
zone"2.168.192.inaddr.arpa"IN{
typemaster
file"learnitguide.net.reverse"
}

ThisentriestellstheDNSservicewhichdomainswearehostinghere.Thefirstzonestatementforforwardzoneandthesecondzonestatement
forreversezone.Accordingtothefilenames,wehavetocreatetwozonefilesunder/var/named/whichisgivenindetailinStep3.
Changethebelowvaluesinthesameconfigurationfile/etc/named.confandsavethechanges,elseyourclientwillnotabletolistenorquery.
listenonport53{127.0.0.1}
allowquery{localhost}

to
listenonport53{any}
allowquery{any}

Verifytheconfigurationfileforanyerrorsusingthecommandnamedcheckconf
[root@linux1~]#namedcheckconf

Step3:CreateaForwardandReversezonefiles
Nowhavetosetupthetwozonefilesasdeclaredinthemainconfigurationfile/etc/named.conftowhereitspointingto.
Gotothedefaultzonefilesdirectory/var/namedandcreate/copytheforwardandreversezonefiles.
[root@linux1~]#cd/var/named/
[root@linux1named]#cprfnamed.localhostlearnitguide.net.forward
[root@linux1named]#cprfnamed.loopbacklearnitguide.net.reverse

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Changetheownershipofthefilesas"root:named".
[root@linux1named]#chownroot:namedlearnitguide.net.*

Editthelearnitguide.net.forwardfileforforwardzoneandaddtheclientserversname,hereweaddonlyonenodelinux2fortesting.
[root@linux1named]#vilearnitguide.net.forward
$TTL1D
@[email protected].(
0serial
1Drefresh
1Hretry
1Wexpire
3H)minimum
NS@
A192.168.2.10
linux1A192.168.2.10
linux2A192.168.2.20

Editthelearnitguide.net.forwardfileforforwardzoneandaddtheclientserversipaddresslastdigitnumber,hereweaddonlyonenode"20"for
testing.
[root@linux1named]#vilearnitguide.net.reverse
$TTL1D
@[email protected].(
0serial
1Drefresh
1Hretry
1Wexpire
3H)minimum
NS@
A192.168.2.10
10PTRlinux1
20PTRlinux2

Step4:StarttheDNSserviceandcheckthestatusforanyerrors
[root@linux1named]#systemctlstartnamed
[root@linux1named]#systemctlstatusnamed
named.serviceBerkeleyInternetNameDomain(DNS)
Loaded:loaded(/usr/lib/systemd/system/named.servicedisabled)
Active:active(running)sinceMon2015110211:34:46EST3sago
Process:3059ExecStart=/usr/sbin/namedunamed$OPTIONS(code=exited,status=0/SUCCESS)
Process:3058ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/namedcheckconfz/etc/named.conf(code=exited,status=0/SUCCESS)
MainPID:3062(named)
CGroup:/system.slice/named.service
3062/usr/sbin/namedunamed
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netnamed[3062]:zone0.inaddr.arpa/IN:loaded...0
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netnamed[3062]:zone1.0.0.127.inaddr.arpa/IN:...0
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netnamed[3062]:zone1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0....0
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netnamed[3062]:zonelocalhost/IN:loadedserial0
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netnamed[3062]:zonelearnitguide.net/IN:loade...0
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netnamed[3062]:zone2.168.192.inaddr.arpa/IN:...0
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netnamed[3062]:zonelocalhost.localdomain/IN:...0
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netnamed[3062]:allzonesloaded
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netnamed[3062]:running
Nov0211:34:46linux1.learnitguide.netsystemd[1]:StartedBerkeleyInternetNameD....
Hint:Somelineswereellipsized,useltoshowinfull.
[root@linux1named]#

Step5:Verificationofthenameserverresolution.
Usenslookupcommandtoverifytheresolutionofeachserversaddedinzonefiles.

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[root@linux1named]#nslookuplinux1.learnitguide.net
Server:127.0.0.1
Address:127.0.0.1#53
Name:linux1.learnitguide.net
Address:192.168.2.10
[root@linux1named]#nslookuplinux2.learnitguide.net
Server:127.0.0.1
Address:127.0.0.1#53
Name:linux2.learnitguide.net
Address:192.168.2.20

That'sitforserverendconfiguration.Letsdoitonclientend.

Clientendconfiguration:
Step1:Edittheresolutionfile/etc/resolv.confandaddthedomain,nameserverdetailsasbelow
domainlearnitguide.net
nameserver192.168.2.10

Saveandexitthefile.
Step2:Verificationofthenameserverresolution.
[[email protected]]#nslookuplinux1
Server:192.168.2.10
Address:192.168.2.10#53
Name:linux1.learnitguide.net
Address:192.168.2.10
[[email protected]]#nslookuplinux2
Server:192.168.2.10
Address:192.168.2.10#53
Name:linux2.learnitguide.net
Address:192.168.2.20

That'sall,weareabletoresolvetheservernamesfromclientsuccessfully.Samewaywehavetoaddallourinfrastructureserversinthezone
files.
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