Setting up DNS Primary and Secondary Server
I've successfully set up a Primary DNS server with Bind9. I've used the
instructions from the Debian Network Administrator's Guide. I also
installed Bind9 on another server and created zone's in the named.conf
file that are of type slave and pointed the masters to my other server.
I restarted Bind and I see named running in the processes. But I'm not
seeing anything get transferred from the primary server. Shouldn't
there be something in /var/cache/bind? Mine is empty on the Secondary
server.
I'm getting the following error messages in my syslog:
Nov 3 09:59:47 utils2 named[1912]: loading configuration from
'/etc/bind/named.conf'
Nov 3 09:59:47 utils2 named[1912]: no IPv6 interfaces found
Nov 3 09:59:47 utils2 named[1913]: dumping master
file: /etc/bind/tmp-XXXXEgUxkw: open: permission denied
Nov 3 09:59:47 utils2 named[1913]: transfer of
'106.5.10.in-addr.arpa/IN' from 10.5.107.12#53: failed while receiving
responses: permission denied
Nov 3 09:59:47 utils2 named[1913]: transfer of
'106.5.10.in-addr.arpa/IN' from 10.5.107.12#53: end of transfer
Nov 3 09:59:48 utils2 named[1913]: dumping master
file: /etc/bind/tmp-XXXXXJVhAQ: open: permission denied
Nov 3 09:59:48 utils2 named[1913]: transfer of
'112.5.10.in-addr.arpa/IN' from 10.5.107.12#53: failed while receiving
responses: permission denied
Nov 3 09:59:48 utils2 named[1913]: transfer of
'112.5.10.in-addr.arpa/IN' from 10.5.107.12#53: end of transfer
Nov 3 09:59:48 utils2 named[1912]: dumping master
file: /etc/bind/tmp-XXXXdeApkb: open: permission denied
Nov 3 09:59:48 utils2 named[1912]: transfer of 'nnfoo.org/IN' from
10.5.107.12#53: failed while receiving responses: permission denied
Nov 3 09:59:48 utils2 named[1912]: transfer of 'nnfoo.org/IN' from
10.5.107.12#53: end of transfer
Nov 3 09:59:48 utils2 named[1912]: dumping master
file: /etc/bind/tmp-XXXXF424uu: open: permission denied
Nov 3 09:59:48 utils2 named[1912]: transfer of
'107.5.10.in-addr.arpa/IN' from 10.5.107.12#53: failed while receiving
responses: permission denied
Nov 3 09:59:48 utils2 named[1912]: transfer of
'107.5.10.in-addr.arpa/IN' from 10.5.107.12#53: end of transfer
Why am I getting permission denied? Port 53 is open. What is the
master file? I don't see anything called tmp-XXXXF424uu or similar.
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Jeff Self
Information Technology
City of Newport News
757.926.3741
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