DNS : Retransfer from Master DNS to Secondary DNS

The named service at the secondary server will periodically initiate zone transfers with the primary server

Solution :

If you want to force a one-time zone transfer, the command "rndc retransfer " can be used. 

# rndc retransfer example.com


source : http://xmodulo.com/secondary-dns-server-centos.html

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BIND Issue : Slave DNS refused notify from non-master

http://benjamin.sonntag.fr/a37-named_zone_sonntag_eu_org_refused_notify_from_non-master.html

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Give the name to local DNS Server

// Zone file in -> /etc/bind/named.conf add this

zone "cache-sa.local" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/cache-sa.local.db";
notify no;
};

// In file -> /etc/bind/cache.local.db add this

$TTL 3D
@ IN SOA ns.cache.local. admin.cache.local. (
2010011012
28800
3600
604800
38400 )

cache.local. IN NS ns.cache.local.

ns.cache.local. IN A X.X.X.X

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Cache DNS config

Refer :

• http://serverfault.com/questions/220974/bind9-dns-ubuntu-names-pingible-on-server-but-not-on-windows-machines


• http://www.tech-faq.com/dns-cache.html


• http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/caching-dns-server/

File named.conf.options

options {
directory "/var/cache/bind";
forwarders {
x.x.x.x; DNS IP
x.x.x.x; DNS 2 IP
};

auth-nxdomain no; # conform to RFC1035
listen-on-v6 { any; };
};

File named.conf

zone "domain.local" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/zones/domain.local.db";
notify no;
};

zone "x.x.x.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/zones/rev.x.x.x.in-addr.arpa";
notify no;
};

File /etc/bind/zones/domain.local.db

$TTL 3D
@ IN SOA ns.domain.local. admin.domain.local. (
2010011001
28800
3600
604800
38400
);
domain.local. IN NS ns.domain.local.
ns IN A x.x.x.x
abc IN A x.x.x.x

File /etc/bind/zones/rev.x.x.x.in-addr.arpa

$TTL 3D
@ IN SOA ns.domain.local. admin.domain.local. (
201001101
28800
604800
604800
86400
)
IN NS ns.domain.local.

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