Linux named.conf example for Linux Fedora 15 dns caching nameserver.

   The example of Linux named.conf configuration file that configure for dns caching nameserver on Linux Fedora 15. 

named example:

1.  Log in, open Linux terminal, then execute su - command to get root privileges to execute command as show on example below.

2.  To show named.conf configuration file, execute less command as on example below.

[root@fedora ~]# less /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 { any; };

    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;172.16.165.0/24;172.16.160.0/24; };

    recursion yes;

    allow-recursion { localhost;172.16.165.0/24;172.16.160.0/24; };

    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";

};

include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";

include "/etc/named.root.key";

[root@fedora ~]#

2.  Hit 'q' key to exit.

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