[BlueOnyx:13599] Re: DNS Server Critical Error

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

On 8/27/2013 4:17 PM, Philip Hamer wrote:
> Hi all hope you are well.
>
> I ported our BO Server over to VM Ware around 18 months ago and its ran
> away happily since then.
>
> I am running 5108R.
>
> Over the weekend I installed a new Rapid SSL Cert with Private Key file
> using the GUI.
>
> I also changed the hostname of the box via the GUI and re-booted the server.
>
> SSL Cert was installed after the FQDN was changed.
>
> We have been acquired by another company hence the new FQDN and SSL
> Certificate.
>
> This is the only two things I have done to the server apart from a scan
> around some log files each day or so looking for issues.
>
> It may be unrelated but I suspect it could have caused the issue.
>
> I have no clue where to start with the DNS service apart from trying a
> few re-boots and turning it on / off.
>
> Would anyone know if I can verbose output to screen or to a log file?
>
> Kind of hoping I can create an output to look at and hopefully find out
> where things are going wrong.
>
> Any advise would be greatly received.
>

Open up 2 console windows.   In one of them, do this:
# tail /var/log/messages

In the other do this:
service named restart

Watch the message log for clues - my guess is it will tell you what the 
problem is.

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Chris Gebhardt
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