Setup Bind9 DNS Server on Debian Linux

• 1. Install bind9 DNS server
  • aptitude install bind9
• 2. Edit the configuration file:
  • vi /etc/bind/named.conf.local

zone "yourdomain.org" {
    type master;
    file "/etc/bind/db.yourdomain.org";
};

zone "168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
    type master;
    file "/etc/bind/db.168.192";
};

• 3. Create the db.yourdomain.org file
  • vi /etc/bind/db.yourdomain.org

$ttl 86400
@       IN      SOA     ldapserver.youdomain.org. root.ldapserver.youdomain.org.  (
                20070719
                21600
                3600
                604800
                3600 )
;
ldapserver      IN A 192.168.20.10
@                 IN NS ldapserver
hosta            IN A 192.168.20.11
hostb            IN A 192.168.20.12
hostc            IN A 192.168.20.13

• 4. Create the db.168.192 file:
  • vi /etc/bind/db.168.192

$TTL    86400
@       IN      SOA     ldapserver.youdomain.org. root.ldapserver.youdomain.org. (
                        20070719        ; Serial
                        21600           ; Refresh
                        3600            ; Retry
                        604800  ; Expire
                        3600 )  ; Negative Cache TTL
;

10.20    IN     PTR     ldapserver.youdomain.org.
11.20   IN      PTR     hosta.youdomain.org.
12.20   IN      PTR     hostb.youdomain.org.
13.20   IN      PTR     hostb.youdomain.org.
@       IN      NS      ldapserver.youdomain.org.

• 5. Restart the bind9 DNS server
  • /etc/init.d/bind9 restart