[Samba] resolve errors with Samba 4 dns [RESOLVED]

[mourik jan heupink]

and 'host google.com 8.8.8.8' also gives the expected output?

Like this:

> root at pf:~# host google.com 8.8.8.8
> Using domain server:
> Name: 8.8.8.8
> Address: 8.8.8.8#53
> Aliases:
>
> google.com has address 74.125.136.100
> google.com has address 74.125.136.113
> google.com has address 74.125.136.101
> google.com has address 74.125.136.138
> google.com has address 74.125.136.102
> google.com has address 74.125.136.139
> google.com has IPv6 address 2a00:1450:4013:c01::71
> google.com mail is handled by 50 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com.
> google.com mail is handled by 10 aspmx.l.google.com.
> google.com mail is handled by 30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.
> google.com mail is handled by 20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.
> google.com mail is handled by 40 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.
> root at pf:~#

How many dns servers are there in your /etc/resolv.conf? If the google 
one works (like above) then I'd try with only dns server: the google dns.

On 6/29/2015 20:41, Gary Dale wrote:
> On 29/06/15 01:44 PM, Gary Dale wrote:
>> I'm running Debian/Jessie on a server which is used as an AD DC. I'm
>> getting errors like this:
>>
>> Hit http://ftp.ca.debian.org jessie InRelease
>> Hit http://ftp.ca.debian.org jessie/main Sources
>> Hit http://ftp.ca.debian.org jessie/main amd64 Packages
>> Hit http://ftp.ca.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en
>> Err http://ftp3.nrc.ca jessie InRelease
>> Err http://ftp3.nrc.ca jessie-updates InRelease
>> Err http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease
>> Err http://security.debian.org jessie/updates Release.gpg
>>   Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
>> Err http://ftp3.nrc.ca jessie Release.gpg
>>   Could not resolve 'ftp3.nrc.ca'
>> Err http://ftp3.nrc.ca jessie-updates Release.gpg
>>   Could not resolve 'ftp3.nrc.ca'
>> W: Failed to fetch http://ftp3.nrc.ca/debian/dists/jessie/InRelease:
>> W: Failed to fetch
>> http://security.debian.org/dists/jessie/updates/InRelease:
>> W: Failed to fetch
>> http://ftp3.nrc.ca/debian/dists/jessie-updates/InRelease:
>> W: Failed to fetch http://ftp3.nrc.ca/debian/dists/jessie/Release.gpg:
>> Could not resolve 'ftp3.nrc.ca'
>> W: Failed to fetch
>> http://ftp3.nrc.ca/debian/dists/jessie-updates/Release.gpg: Could not
>> resolve 'ftp3.nrc.ca'
>> W: Failed to fetch
>> http://security.debian.org/dists/jessie/updates/Release.gpg: Could not
>> resolve 'security.debian.org'
>> W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old
>> ones used instead.
>>
>> since installing Samba 4 and using its DNS server. I've tried
>> forwarding to both my router, which has dns, and directly to Google's
>> 8.8.8.8 DNS servers but the problems persist.
>>
>> On workstations, e-mail sometimes gets through and sometimes fails.
>> Other Internet services are similarly iffy.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
> Found the problem - a loop between Samba's DNS server and the router.
>