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Failed to start named

J

juanqui

Guest
For some reason my plesk server is failing to start the 'named' service. It fails with the following error:

Failed to start the "named" service.
Cannot start/stop/restart service: Starting named:
Error in named configuration:
zone 0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA/IN: loaded serial 20010622
zone villafam.com/IN: has no NS records
_default/villafam.com/IN: bad zone
zone cloudsconnected.com/IN: has no NS records
_default/cloudsconnected.com/IN: bad zone
zone 122.14.216.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1220535434
[FAILED]

I have two domains configured: villafam.com, and cloundsconnected.com

Does anybody know what the problem is? :( I have been searching for a while but have not found the solution.

Thanks!
 
Skeleton (found in Server -> DNS Settings):

Host Record type Value
<domain>. A <ip>
<domain>. MX (10) mail.<domain>.
<ip> / 24 PTR <domain>.
ftp.<domain>. CNAME <domain>.
mail.<domain>. A <ip>
ns.<domain>. A <ip>
webmail.<domain>. A <ip>

Contents of named.conf:

// $Id: named.conf,v 1.1.1.1 2001/10/15 07:44:36 kap Exp $
//
// Refer to the named(8) man page for details. If you are ever going
// to setup a primary server, make sure you've understood the hairy
// details of how DNS is working. Even with simple mistakes, you can
// break connectivity for affected parties, or cause huge amount of
// useless Internet traffic.

options {
allow-recursion {
localnets;
};
directory "/var";
auth-nxdomain no;
pid-file "/var/run/named/named.pid";

// In addition to the "forwarders" clause, you can force your name
// server to never initiate queries of its own, but always ask its
// forwarders only, by enabling the following line:
//
// forward only;

// If you've got a DNS server around at your upstream provider, enter
// its IP address here, and enable the line below. This will make you
// benefit from its cache, thus reduce overall DNS traffic in the Internet.
/*
forwarders {
127.0.0.1;
};
*/
/*
* If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
* to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
* directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
* questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
* port by default.
*/
// query-source address * port 53;

/*
* If running in a sandbox, you may have to specify a different
* location for the dumpfile.
*/
// dump-file "s/named_dump.db";
};

//Use with the following in named.conf, adjusting the allow list as needed:

key "rndc-key" {
algorithm hmac-md5;
secret "CeMgS23y0oWE20nyv0x40Q==";
};

controls {
inet 127.0.0.1 port 953
allow { 127.0.0.1; } keys { "rndc-key"; };
};

// Note: the following will be supported in a future release.
/*
host { any; } {
topology {
127.0.0.0/8;
};
};
*/

// Setting up secondaries is way easier and the rough picture for this
// is explained below.
//
// If you enable a local name server, don't forget to enter 127.0.0.1
// into your /etc/resolv.conf so this server will be queried first.
// Also, make sure to enable it in /etc/rc.conf.

zone "." {
type hint;
file "named.root";
};

zone "0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA" {
type master;
file "localhost.rev";
};

// NB: Do not use the IP addresses below, they are faked, and only
// serve demonstration/documentation purposes!
//
// Example secondary config entries. It can be convenient to become
// a secondary at least for the zone where your own domain is in. Ask
// your network administrator for the IP address of the responsible
// primary.
//
// Never forget to include the reverse lookup (IN-ADDR.ARPA) zone!
// (This is the first bytes of the respective IP address, in reverse
// order, with ".IN-ADDR.ARPA" appended.)
//
// Before starting to setup a primary zone, better make sure you fully
// understand how DNS and BIND works, however. There are sometimes
// unobvious pitfalls. Setting up a secondary is comparably simpler.
//
// NB: Don't blindly enable the examples below. :) Use actual names
// and addresses instead.
//
// NOTE!!! FreeBSD runs bind in a sandbox (see named_flags in rc.conf).
// The directory containing the secondary zones must be write accessible
// to bind. The following sequence is suggested:
//
// mkdir /etc/namedb/s
// chown bind.bind /etc/namedb/s
// chmod 750 /etc/namedb/s

/*
zone "domain.com" {
type slave;
file "s/domain.com.bak";
masters {
192.168.1.1;
};
};

zone "0.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
type slave;
file "s/0.168.192.in-addr.arpa.bak";
masters {
192.168.1.1;
};
};
*/

zone "villafam.com" {
type master;
file "villafam.com";
allow-transfer {
common-allow-transfer;
};
};
zone "cloudsconnected.com" {
type master;
file "cloudsconnected.com";
allow-transfer {
common-allow-transfer;
};
};
zone "122.14.216.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "122.14.216.in-addr.arpa";
allow-transfer {
common-allow-transfer;
};
};
acl common-allow-transfer {
none;
};
 
That's not quite what I meant. That is your server's default setup. What we need to see is the domain's DNS setup.
 
I dont understand what you are asking me for, sorry. How can I get that information?
 
i think the error message says it:

zone villafam.com/IN: has no NS records
zone cloudsconnected.com/IN: has no NS records

you have no ns records for the domains ...

Host Record type Value
<domain>. A <ip>
<domain>. MX (10) mail.<domain>.
<ip> / 24 PTR <domain>.
ftp.<domain>. CNAME <domain>.
mail.<domain>. A <ip>
ns.<domain>. A <ip>
webmail.<domain>. A <ip>

add your name servers with "NS" records...

<domain>. NS your.first.nameserver.com.
<domain>. NS your.second.nameserver.com.
 
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