Frequently Asked Questions about BIND 9
+Copyright © 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+
+Copyright © 2000-2003 Internet Software Consortium.
+
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Q: Why doesn't -u work on Linux 2.2.x when I build with --enable-threads?
See these man-pages for more information : selinux(8), named_selinux(8), chcon
(1), setsebool(8)
+Q: I want to forward all DNS queries from my caching nameserver to another server.
+ But there are some domains which have to be served locally, via rbldnsd.
+
+ How do I achieve this ?
+
+A: options {
+ forward only;
+ forwarders { <ip.of.primary.nameserver>; };
+ };
+
+ zone "sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org" {
+ type forward; forward only;
+ forwarders { <ip.of.rbldns.server> port 530; };
+ };
+
+ zone "list.dsbl.org" {
+ type forward; forward only;
+ forwarders { <ip.of.rbldns.server> port 530; };
+ };
+
+
+Q: Will named be affected by the 2007 changes to daylight savings rules in the US.
+
+A: No, so long as the machines internal clock (as reported by "date -u") remains
+ at UTC. The only visible change if you fail to upgrade your OS, if you are in a
+ affected area, will be that log messages will be a hour out during the period
+ where the old rules do not match the new rules.
+
+ For most OS's this change just means that you need to update the conversion
+ rules from UTC to local time. Normally this involves updating a file in /etc
+ (which sets the default timezone for the machine) and possibly a directory
+ which has all the conversion rules for the world (e.g. /usr/share/zoneinfo).
+ When updating the OS do not forget to update any chroot areas as well. See your
+ OS's documetation for more details.
+
+ The local timezone conversion rules can also be done on a individual basis by
+ setting the TZ envirionment variable appropriately. See your OS's documentation
+ for more details.
+
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+ <copyright>
+ <year>2004</year>
+ <year>2005</year>
+ <year>2006</year>
+ <year>2007</year>
+ <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2000</year>
+ <year>2001</year>
+ <year>2002</year>
+ <year>2003</year>
+ <holder>Internet Software Consortium.</holder>
+ </copyright>
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<question>
</para>
</answer>
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+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>
+ I want to forward all DNS queries from my caching nameserver to
+ another server. But there are some domains which have to be
+ served locally, via rbldnsd.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ How do I achieve this ?
+ </para>
+ </question>
+ <answer>
+ <programlisting>
+options {
+ forward only;
+ forwarders { <ip.of.primary.nameserver>; };
+};
+
+zone "sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org" {
+ type forward; forward only;
+ forwarders { <ip.of.rbldns.server> port 530; };
+};
+
+zone "list.dsbl.org" {
+ type forward; forward only;
+ forwarders { <ip.of.rbldns.server> port 530; };
+};
+ </programlisting>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>
+ Will named be affected by the 2007 changes to daylight savings
+ rules in the US.
+ </para>
+ </question>
+ <answer>
+ <para>
+ No, so long as the machines internal clock (as reported
+ by "date -u") remains at UTC. The only visible change
+ if you fail to upgrade your OS, if you are in a affected
+ area, will be that log messages will be a hour out during
+ the period where the old rules do not match the new rules.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For most OS's this change just means that you need to
+ update the conversion rules from UTC to local time.
+ Normally this involves updating a file in /etc (which
+ sets the default timezone for the machine) and possibly
+ a directory which has all the conversion rules for the
+ world (e.g. /usr/share/zoneinfo). When updating the OS
+ do not forget to update any chroot areas as well.
+ See your OS's documetation for more details.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The local timezone conversion rules can also be done on
+ a individual basis by setting the TZ envirionment variable
+ appropriately. See your OS's documentation for more
+ details.
+ </para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</article>