[Samba] DNS problems

[Steve Campbell]

On 5/30/2014 8:38 AM, Steve Campbell wrote:
>
> On 5/30/2014 8:36 AM, Steve Campbell wrote:
>>
>> On 5/30/2014 8:34 AM, Steve Campbell wrote:
>>>
>>> On 5/30/2014 7:54 AM, steve wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 07:40 -0400, Steve Campbell wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This in-between DNS server is set up as the server we forward to 
>>>>> on the
>>>>> Samba server. Our resolv.conf file has the following:
>>>>>
>>>>> search cnpapers.net
>>>>> nameserver 192.9.200.71
>>>>> nameserver 192.9.200.53
>>>>>
>>>>> 192.9.200.71 is the Samba server
>>>>> 192.9.200.53 is the in-between DNS server
>>>>>
>>>>> The in-between server forwards to our public DNS server where
>>>>> cnpapers.net lives.
>>>> Hi
>>>> Thinking out loud (bad on Fridays), the internal dns can't resolve
>>>> anything apart from its own domain so I think the config should be:
>>>> remove the ns:
>>>> nameserver 192.9.200.53
>>>> and let the internal server forward when it gets a request from 
>>>> outside:
>>>> dns forwarder = 192.9.200.53
>>>> It then doesn't matter what the 'in-between server' does with it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>> Just to be clear, are you saying resolv.conf should be:
>>>
>>> search cnpapers.net
>>> nameserver 192.9.200.71
>>> dns forwarder = 192.9.200.53
>>>
>>>
>>> steve
>> Too quick on the send:
>>
>> Just to be clear, are you saying resolv.conf should be:
>>
>> search cnpapers.net
>> nameserver 192.9.200.71
>> dns forwarder = 192.9.200.53
>>
>> or just rely on the smb.conf to have
>>
>> dns forwarder = 192.9.200.53
>>
>> steve
>>
> And addressed to Rowland not Steve
And addressed to Rowland AND Steve

Let me clarify.

cnpapers.net is our zone for our servers. We have many servers in this 
zone, including this samba DC. The entire zone lives on our public  DNS 
server(s) which serves the world asking about cnpapers.net.

We created this samba server within the zone cnpapers.net, so the 
internal samba server must think it has some rights to resolve at least 
part of the cnpapers.net zone. I'm hoping I haven't underthought this 
and hope if a request is made about one of the other servers in 
cnpapers.net, it will forward on to 192.9.200.53. It appears that it 
doesn't forward on the request.

I'll make the change and see what happens.

Thanks all (easier than trying to keep track of who is responding)

steve