Setup DNS Server in CentOS/RHEL/SL 6 step-by-step

Setup DNS Server step by step in CentOS
6.3/6.4/6.5 / RHEL 6.3/6.4/6.5 / Scientific

Linux 6.3/6.4/6.5
DNS (Domain Name System) is the core component of network infrastructure. The DNS
service resolves hostname into ip address and vice versa. For example if we type
http://www.ostechnix.com in browser, the DNS server translates the domain name into its
corresponding ip address. So it makes us easy to remember the domain names instead of its
ip address.
DNS Server Installation in CentOS 6.5

This how-to tutorial will show you how to install and configure Primary and Secondary
DNS server. The steps provided here were tested in CentOS 6.5 32 bit edition, but it should
work in RHEL 6.x(x stands for version) and Scientific Linux 6.x too.
Scenario
Here are my test setup scenario
[A] Primary(Master) DNS Server Details:

Operating System
Hostname
IP Address
: CentOS 6.5 32 bit (Minimal Server)

: masterdns.ostechnix.com
: 192.168.1.200/24
[B] Secondary(Slave) DNS Server Details:

Operating System
Hostname
IP Address
: CentOS 6.5 32 bit (Minimal Server)

: slavedns.ostechnix.com
: 192.168.1.201/24
Setup Primary(Master) DNS Server

[root@masterdns ~]# yum install bind* -y
1. Configure DNS Server

The main configuration of the DNS will look like below. Edit and add the entries below
which were marked as bold in this configuration files.
[root@masterdns ~]# vi /etc/named.conf
//
// named.conf
//
// Provided by Red Hat bind package to configure the ISC BIND named(8)
DNS
// server as a caching only nameserver (as a localhost DNS resolver
only).
//
// See /usr/share/doc/bind*/sample/ for example named configuration
files.
//
options {
listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.1.200;};
##
Master DNS IP ##
listen-on-v6 port 53 { ::1; };
directory "/var/named";
dump-file "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
memstatistics-file "/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt";
allow-query
{ localhost; 192.168.1.0/24; };
##
IP Range ##
allow-transfer{ localhost; 192.168.1.201; };
##
Slave DNS IP ##
recursion yes;
dnssec-enable yes;
dnssec-validation yes;
dnssec-lookaside auto;
/* Path to ISC DLV key */
bindkeys-file "/etc/named.iscdlv.key";
managed-keys-directory "/var/named/dynamic";
};
logging {
channel default_debug {
file "data/named.run";
severity dynamic;
};
};
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};
zone"ostechnix.com" IN {
type master;
file "fwd.ostechnix.com";
allow-update { none; };
};
zone"1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "rev.ostechnix.com";
allow-update { none; };
};
include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";
include "/etc/named.root.key";
2. Create Zone files

Now we should create forward and reverse zone files which we mentioned in the
/etc/named.conf file.
[A] Create Forward Zone

Create fwd.ostechnix.com file in the /var/named directory and add the entries for
forward zone as shown below.
[root@masterdns ~]# vi /var/named/fwd.ostechnix.com
$TTL 86400
@
IN SOA
masterdns.ostechnix.com. root.ostechnix.com. (
2011071001 ;Serial
3600
;Refresh
1800
;Retry
604800
;Expire
86400
;Minimum TTL
)
@IN NS
masterdns.ostechnix.com.
@IN NS
slavedns.ostechnix.com.masterdns
IN A
192.168.1.200
slavedns
IN A
192.168.1.201
[B] Create Reverse Zone

Create rev.ostechnix.com file in the /var/named directory and add the entries for
reverse zone as shown below.
[root@masterdns ~]# vi /var/named/rev.ostechnix.com
$TTL 86400
@
IN SOA
masterdns.ostechnix.com. root.ostechnix.com. (
2011071001 ;Serial
3600
;Refresh
1800
;Retry
604800
;Expire
86400
;Minimum TTL
)
@IN NS
@IN NS
slavedns.ostechnix.com.
masterdnsIN A
192.168.1.200
slavedns IN A
192.168.1.201
200
IN PTR
201
IN PTR
slavedns.ostechnix.com.
3. Start the bind service

[root@masterdns ~]# service named start
Generating /etc/rndc.key:
Starting named:
[root@masterdns ~]# chkconfig named on
[
[
OK
OK
]
]
4. Allow DNS Server through iptables

Add the lines shown in bold letters in /etc/sysconfig/iptables file. This will allow all
clients to access the DNS server.
[root@masterdns ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables
# Firewall configuration written by system-config-firewall
# Manual customization of this file is not recommended.
*filter
:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]

:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
:OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
-A INPUT -p udp -m state --state NEW --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p icmp -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
-A FORWARD -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
COMMIT
5. Restart iptables to save the changes

[root@masterdns ~]# service iptables restart
iptables: Flushing firewall rules:
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter
iptables: Unloading modules:
iptables: Applying firewall rules:
[
[
[
[
OK
OK
OK
OK
]
]
]
]
6. Test syntax errors of DNS configuration and zone files

[A] Check DNS Config file
[root@masterdns ~]# named-checkconf /etc/named.conf
[root@masterdns ~]# named-checkconf /etc/named.rfc1912.zones
[B] Check zone files

[root@masterdns ~]# named-checkzone ostechnix.com
/var/named/fwd.ostechnix.com
zone ostechnix.com/IN: loaded serial 2011071001
OK
[root@masterdns ~]# named-checkzone ostechnix.com
/var/named/rev.ostechnix.com
zone ostechnix.com/IN: loaded serial 2011071001
OK
[root@masterdns ~]#
7. Test DNS Server

Method A:
[root@masterdns ~]# dig masterdns.ostechnix.com
; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6 <<>>
masterdns.ostechnix.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 11496
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;masterdns.ostechnix.com.INA
;; ANSWER SECTION:
masterdns.ostechnix.com. 86400INA192.168.1.200
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
ostechnix.com.86400INNSmasterdns.ostechnix.com.
ostechnix.com.86400INNSslavedns.ostechnix.com.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
slavedns.ostechnix.com.86400INA192.168.1.201
;; Query time: 5 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200)
;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 12:48:35 2013
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 110
Method B:
[root@masterdns ~]# dig -x 192.168.1.200
; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6 <<>> -x 192.168.1.200
;; Got answer:
;200.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.INPTR
;; ANSWER SECTION:
200.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400 INPTRmasterdns.ostechnix.com.
1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.86400INNSmasterdns.ostechnix.com.
1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.86400INNSslavedns.ostechnix.com.
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200)
;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 12:49:53 2013
Method C:
[root@masterdns ~]# nslookup masterdns
Server:192.168.1.200
Address:192.168.1.200#53
Name:masterdns.ostechnix.com
Address: 192.168.1.200
Thats it. Now the Primary DNS server is ready
Setup Secondary(Slave) DNS Server

[root@slavedns ~]# yum install bind* -y
1. Configure Slave DNS Server
Open the main configuration file /etc/named.conf and add the lines as shown in bold
letters.
[root@slavedns ~]# vi /etc/named.conf
//
// named.conf
//
// Provided by Red Hat bind package to configure the ISC BIND named(8)
DNS
// server as a caching only nameserver (as a localhost DNS resolver
only).
//
// See /usr/share/doc/bind*/sample/ for example named configuration
files.
//
options {
listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.1.201; };
##
Slve DNS IP ##
listen-on-v6 port 53 { ::1; };
directory "/var/named";
dump-file "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
memstatistics-file "/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt";
allow-query
{ localhost; 192.168.1.0/24; };
## IP
Range ##
recursion yes;
dnssec-enable yes;
dnssec-validation yes;
dnssec-lookaside auto;
/* Path to ISC DLV key */
bindkeys-file "/etc/named.iscdlv.key";
managed-keys-directory "/var/named/dynamic";
};
logging {
channel default_debug {
file "data/named.run";
severity dynamic;
};
};
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};
zone"ostechnix.com" IN {
type slave;
file "slaves/ostechnix.fwd";
masters { 192.168.1.200; };
};
zone"1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type slave;
file "slaves/ostechnix.rev";
masters { 192.168.1.200; };
};
include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";
include "/etc/named.root.key";
2. Start the DNS Service
[root@slavedns ~]# service named start

Generating /etc/rndc.key:
Starting named:
[root@slavedns ~]# chkconfig named on
[
[
OK
OK
]
]
Now the forward and reverse zones are automatically replicated from Master DNS server to
Slave DNS server.
To verify, goto DNS database location(i.e /var/named/slaves) and use command ls.
[root@slavedns ~]# cd /var/named/slaves/
[root@slavedns slaves]# ls
ostechnix.fwd ostechnix.rev
The forward and reverse zones are automatically replicated from Master DNS. Now check
the zone files whether the correct zone files are replicated or not.
[A] Check Forward zone:
[root@slavedns slaves]# cat ostechnix.fwd
$ORIGIN .
$TTL 86400; 1 day
ostechnix.comIN SOAmasterdns.ostechnix.com. root.ostechnix.com. (
2011071001 ; serial
3600
; refresh (1 hour)
1800
; retry (30 minutes)
604800
; expire (1 week)
86400
; minimum (1 day)
)
NSmasterdns.ostechnix.com.
NSslavedns.ostechnix.com.
$ORIGIN ostechnix.com.
masterdnsA192.168.1.200
slavedns A192.168.1.201
[B] Check Reverse zone:

[root@slavedns slaves]# cat ostechnix.rev
$ORIGIN .
$TTL 86400; 1 day
1.168.192.in-addr.arpaIN SOAmasterdns.ostechnix.com. root.ostechnix.com.
(
2011071001 ; serial
3600
; refresh (1 hour)
1800
; retry (30 minutes)
604800
; expire (1 week)
86400
; minimum (1 day)
)
NSmasterdns.ostechnix.com.
NSslavedns.ostechnix.com.
$ORIGIN 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.
200PTRmasterdns.ostechnix.com.
201PTRslavedns.ostechnix.com.
masterdnsA192.168.1.200
slavedns A192.168.1.201
3. Add the DNS Server details to all systems
[root@slavedns ~]# vi /etc/resolv.conf

# Generated by NetworkManager
search ostechnix.com
nameserver 192.168.1.200
nameserver 192.168.1.201
nameserver 8.8.8.8
4. Test DNS Server

Method A:
[root@slavedns ~]# dig slavedns.ostechnix.com
slavedns.ostechnix.com
;; Got answer:
;slavedns.ostechnix.com.INA
;; ANSWER SECTION:
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200)
;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 13:00:17 2013
Method B:
[root@slavedns ~]# dig masterdns.ostechnix.com
masterdns.ostechnix.com
;; Got answer:
;masterdns.ostechnix.com.INA
;; ANSWER SECTION:
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200)
;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 13:01:02 2013
Method C:
[root@slavedns ~]# nslookup slavedns
Server:192.168.1.200
Address:192.168.1.200#53
Name:slavedns.ostechnix.com
Address: 192.168.1.201
Method D:
[root@slavedns ~]# nslookup masterdns
Server:192.168.1.200
Address:192.168.1.200#53
Name:masterdns.ostechnix.com
Address: 192.168.1.200
Method E:
[root@slavedns ~]# dig -x 192.168.1.201
;; Got answer:
;; ANSWER SECTION:
201.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400 INPTRslavedns.ostechnix.com.
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200)
;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 13:03:39 2013
Method F:
[root@slavedns ~]# dig -x 192.168.1.200
;; Got answer:
;; ANSWER SECTION:
200.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400 INPTRmasterdns.ostechnix.com.
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.200#53(192.168.1.200)
;; WHEN: Sun Mar 3 13:04:15 2013

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6.3/6.4/6.5 / RHEL 6.3/6.4/6.5 / Scientific

DNS Server Installation in CentOS 6.5

[A] Primary(Master) DNS Server Details:

: CentOS 6.5 32 bit (Minimal Server)

[B] Secondary(Slave) DNS Server Details:

: CentOS 6.5 32 bit (Minimal Server)

Setup Primary(Master) DNS Server

1. Configure DNS Server

2. Create Zone files

[A] Create Forward Zone

[B] Create Reverse Zone

3. Start the bind service

4. Allow DNS Server through iptables

:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]

5. Restart iptables to save the changes

6. Test syntax errors of DNS configuration and zone files

[B] Check zone files

7. Test DNS Server

Thats it. Now the Primary DNS server is ready

Setup Secondary(Slave) DNS Server

1. Configure Slave DNS Server

2. Start the DNS Service

[root@slavedns ~]# service named start

[B] Check Reverse zone:

3. Add the DNS Server details to all systems

[root@slavedns ~]# vi /etc/resolv.conf

4. Test DNS Server

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