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--- ubuntu:bind:configure_bind9:primary_nameserver [2020/12/09 14:37] – [Reverse Zone File] peter
+++ ubuntu:bind:configure_bind9:primary_nameserver [2020/12/09 17:59] (current) – [Forward Zone File] peter
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-Edit the new zone file **/etc/bind/db.example.com** and change **localhost.** to the FQDN of your server, leaving the additional . at the end.
+Edit the new zone file **/etc/bind/db.example.com** as follows:
-Change 127.0.0.1 to the nameserver’s IP Address and root.localhost to a valid email address, but with a . instead of the usual @ symbol, again leaving the . at the end. Change the comment to indicate the domain that this file is for.
-Create an A record for the base domain, example.com. Also, create an A record for ns.example.com, the name server in this example:
 <file bash /etc/bind/db.example.com>
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 </file>
-<WRAP important>
+<WRAP info>
-**IMPORTANT:**  The Serial Number must be incremented every time changes are made to a zone file.
+**NOTE:**
+  * **Comment:**  Change this comment to refer to the domain that this file is for.
+  * **Serial Number:** <WRAP important>
+**must** be incremented every time changes are made to a zone file.
 This Serial number can simply be any number, such as 1 or 2 or 3 etc.
 The approach taken here is to use the last date this zone file was edited, in the format yyyymmddss (where ss is the change number for that day; 01 for 1st change, 02 for 2nd change, etc).
 </WRAP>
+  * **FQDNs:** <WRAP important>
+Leave the additional **.** at the end of the FQDNs (example.com. and root.example.com.).
+    * **root.example.com.** actually refers to an email address of root@example.com.  Change this as needed to a valid email address, but with a . instead of the usual @ symbol, and leaving a . at the end.
+</WRAP>
+  * Create an **A** record for the base domain, example.com.
+  * Create an **A** record for the nameserver; in this example **ns.example.com**.
+</WRAP>
 <WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  Add any DNS records to the bottom of the zone file.
+**NOTE:**  Add any additional DNS records to the bottom of the zone file.
-See Common Record Types for details.
+See [[[[Networking:DNS:Common Record Types|Common Record Types]] for details.
 </WRAP>
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 ===== Reverse Zone File =====
-A Reverse Zone needs to be added to allows DNS to resolve an address to a name.
+A Reverse Zone needs to be added to allow DNS to resolve an address to a name.
 Edit **/etc/bind/named.conf.local** and add the following:
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 **NOTE:**  Replace 1.168.192 with the first three octets of whatever network you are using.
-Also, name the zone file /etc/bind/db.192 appropriately.  It should match the first octet of your network.
+Also, name the zone file **/etc/bind/db.192** appropriately.  It should match the first octet of your network.
 </WRAP>