Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:46:55 -0400 From: peter@vfemail.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disabling DNS Message-ID: <20100426164741.867C1106566B@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20100420163131.973941065670@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20100420122612.AF005106564A@hub.freebsd.org> <hqk7dv$45s$1@dough.gmane.org> <20100420135751.A236B106572D@hub.freebsd.org> <4BCDB4E1.5010202@eskk.nu> <hqkhor$fn5$1@dough.gmane.org> <20100420163131.973941065670@hub.freebsd.org>
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I overlooked something significant after disabling our old DNS server. I neglected to update the /etc/resolv.conf file to specify the IP address of a valid nameserver. ------- At 11:53 AM 4/20/2010, peter@vfemail.net wrote: >Super! Thank you. > >------- > >At 11:40 AM 4/20/2010, Michael Powell wrote: >>Leslie Jensen wrote: >> >>> On 2010-04-20 15:41, peter@vfemail.net wrote: >>>> >>>> I can change named_enable="YES" to named_enable="NO" in the /etc/rc.conf >>>> file. Should I delete the following line from the /etc/rc.conf file that >>>> says: >>[snip] >>> >>> >>> I would suggest that you remove both lines. >>> >>> named is off by default in /etc/defaults/rc.conf >>> >> >>To expand a little. The defaults mentioned here reside in /etc/defaults. The >>files under /etc/defaults should not be edited or changed as they can get >>overwritten during upgrades. The file /etc/rc.conf is designed to contain >>overrides to alter or change the default behaviors. It is the one to edit, >>not the ones under /etc/defaults. >> >>So yes, pretty much all of the suggestions will turn DNS off. You can safely >>delete the lines in /etc/rc.conf. Should you need to put them back in at >>some time in the future you can look these lines up in >>/etc/defaults/rc.conf, then edit /etc/rc.conf accordingly. >> >>-Mike >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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