DNS Error resolving xxx.co.uk

[chaka]

hi, can you please help me with this problem? i am new to zimbra and the error i am getting is DNS error resolving host.co.uk. "it is suggested that the hostname be resloveable via dns. the DNS set on my pc is valid and the host iam trying to configure will be changed to another ip address later on

[uxbod]

Welcome to the forums

Are you receiving this error when you attempt to install Zimbra Server ? If that is correct and your server is behind a firewall on a private IP address you will need to setup a Wiki :: Split DNS Architecture.

[chaka]

My named.conf file appears to have no entries. should i go ahead and copy whats in the wiki and replace domain names where necessary?

[uxbod]

Yes indeed

[chaka]

i run the command vi /etc/named.conf and found nothing. is there another way of checking this file? i am also a linux newbie

[uxbod]

su - zimbra
zmcontrol -v

so we can see which O/S you are running on.

[bluezebra]

Are you able to ping other domains like google.com or yahoo.com within the server? If not, you may have to check the /etc/resolv.conf file

[ArcaneMagus]

If you don't have /etc/named.conf are you sure you have BIND installed? Also I have seen some OS's put it in some crazy places... you might want to check the file list for the package you installed in your OS's package manger.

[chaka]

Iam running centos 5 and BIND fails to install.

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by chaka

Iam running centos 5 and BIND fails to install.

Why does it fail to install? There's no reason why you should have problems installing BIND but if you are then I'd suggest you ask on the CentOS forums for some help.