Uninstalling caching-nameserver

[bubarooni]

[root@mail ~]# yum info bind
Loading "rhnplugin" plugin
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up repositories
rhel-i386-server-5 100% |=========================| 1.4 kB 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Installed Packages
Name : bind
Arch : i386
Epoch : 30
Version: 9.3.3
Release: 10.el5
Size : 2.1 M
Repo : installed
Summary: The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System) server.

Description:
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS
(Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named),
which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library
(routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and
tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.


[root@mail ~]# telnet 192.168.1.23 53
Trying 192.168.1.23...
telnet: connect to address 192.168.1.23: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
[root@mail ~]#

[bubarooni]

The security level configuration gui show firewall and selinux as disabled.

[bubarooni]

[root@mail ~]# service named start
Starting named: [FAILED]

[dijichi2]

unlikely in this case, but dns doesn't always bind to tcp so telnet to port 53 won't always work. traditionally, dns lookups are done over udp, whereas tcp is used for zone transfers, and more commonly lately as a fallback in case udp is broken/firewalled.

what does:
ps -ef |grep named
return?

[bubarooni]

ok, because i obviously need the practice...

1.) i did a fresh install of rhel 5.
2.) yum install bind
3.) service named start
locating //etc/named.conf failed

i don't know what is up with the double '/' but there is no named.conf in /etc/.
can i just make one?

[bubarooni]

finally got it going.

now my mail is stuck in the outgoing box, but that's a different thread...