From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 12 20:52:43 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7BA516A41F for ; Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:52:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from smtp2.suscom.net (smtp2.suscom.net [64.78.83.231]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4255143D49 for ; Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:52:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from localhost (smtp2.suscom.net [127.0.0.1]) by smtp2.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63B411CDCA2 for ; Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:52:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp2.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp2 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 16150-09 for ; Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:52:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from seibercom.net (ip148.217.susc.suscom.net [216.45.217.148]) by smtp2.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 0E57F1CDC9E for ; Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:52:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (//gerard [192.168.0.2]) by seibercom.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jACKqd73033567 for ; Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:52:39 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:52:42 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: gerard@seibercom.net Organization: Seibercom X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20051112154935.93BB.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.22.02 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at suscom.net Subject: Running A Named Server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:52:43 -0000 If I understand this correctly, if I want to enable a cache name server, all I have to do is the following: In /etc/rc.conf enter: named_enable="YES" Run this command: # cd /etc/namedb # sh make-localhost I enter the address: 127.0.0.1 in the /etc/resolv.conf file ahead of any other entries. I do not have to modify the /etc/namedb/named.conf in any way. I can then either reboot or start the program manually. Have I gotten that all correct? -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net Jesus saves sinners (and redeems them for valuable cash prizes)