DNS Administration
DNS is run by bind(aka namedb) and located on Rainbow server.
Service Control
Reloading Bind
A reload needs to be done after every new entry is made to the db files. This makes bind reload all the configuration and continue as normal.
1) Find the PID for the named process
ps -A | grep named 549 ?? Is 78:28.09 /usr/local/sbin/named -c/named.conf -t/etc/namedb -ubind
2) Send sig HUP to the process
kill -HUP 549
Configuration
General configuration is done in /etc/namedb/named.conf. Domains and reverse DNS entries are made here. Host entries are made in {{color c="blue" text="/etc/namdb/master/<domain>.db"}.
Adding a New Hostname
Edit the following files to include A or CNAME records.
twix A 192.168.255.4 moose CNAME twix
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