Question : bind dns SERVFAIL

Hello,

I have a bind server (1:9.5.1.dfsg.P3-1) which manages my zone (barcelonamedia.org).
I use debian lenny.


Bind server is running, or it looks like so because status returns failed.

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# /etc/init.d/bind9 force-reload
Reloading domain name service...: bind9.

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# /etc/init.d/bind9 status
bind9 is not running failed!

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# ps axu|grep bind
bind     11490  0.0  0.7 125776 15160 ?        Ssl  09:53   0:00 /usr/sbin/named -u bind -t /var/chroot/bind9
root     11554  0.0  0.0   5160   780 pts/0    S+   10:07   0:00 grep bind



In the bind server :

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# nslookup
> server 84.88.79.190
Default server: 84.88.79.190
Address: 84.88.79.190#53
> set ty=any
> barcelonamedia.org
Server:         84.88.79.190
Address:        84.88.79.190#53

** server can't find barcelonamedia.org.barcelonamedia.org: SERVFAIL


And finally i do not manage to read logs because they are not there. I really do not understant. Help will be apreciated.

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# locate bind |grep log
/etc/rsyslog.d/bind-chroot.conf
/usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib/keybindingDialog.py
/usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib/keybindingDialog.pyc
/usr/share/doc/bind9/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/bind9-doc/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/bind9-doc/changelog.gz
/usr/share/doc/bind9-host/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/bind9utils/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/libbind9-40/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/conf_logging.cgi
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/log_parser.pl
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/save_logging.cgi
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/syslog_logs.pl
/usr/share/webmin/bind8/images/logging.gif
/usr/share/webmin/blue-theme/bind8/images/logging.gif
/var/chroot/bind9/dev/log

FBMNS01:/etc/bind# tail -f /var/chroot/bind9/dev/log
tail: cannot open `/var/chroot/bind9/dev/log' for reading: No such device or address
tail: no files remaining

The first lines of my zone file db.barcelonamedia.org look like this:

@       IN      SOA     fbmns01.barcelonamedia.org. namemaster.barcelonamedia.org. (
                        2009110404
                        14400
                        3600
                        2419200
                        604800 )
;
@       IN      NS      fbmns01.barcelonamedia.org.
@       IN      NS      ns1.cesca.es.
@       IN      NS      ns2.cesca.es.
barcelonamedia.org.     IN      MX      10 mx01.barcelonamedia.org.
barcelonamedia.org.     IN      MX      20 mx02.barcelonamedia.org.
@       IN      TXT     "FBM"
smtp    IN      A       217.116.0.156
www     IN      A       217.116.20.166
@       IN      A       217.116.20.166


llistes IN      MX 10 llistes.barcelonamedia.org.
mailman IN      MX 10 mailman.barcelonamedia.org.

;############### IPs Externas a Zona FBM ###################
2020    IN      A       217.116.20.166
awebmail        IN      A 217.14.38.81
graficos        IN      A 193.145.44.102


Thanks for reading.

Answer : bind dns SERVFAIL

This is because bind was not starting properly.


Anyway, i got the problem. Underscores are not good stuff!!


solution:

on named.conf.options

options{

    check-names master ignore;
    check-names slave  ignore;


as you can check it now the 84.88.79.190 know about the zone.


Many thanks