Are you running DNSSEC?

Stanley Weilnau

> On May 5, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Cuttler, Brian R. (HEALTH) 
> <brian.cutt...@health.ny.gov> wrote:
> 
> Ralf, All,
> 
> Sorry, there was a brief side discussion. A couple of years ago we 
> implemented a test server, same platform (in this case cloned virtual 
> systems) with same source tables and config, running in the same environment, 
> in this case my DMZ.
> 
> Because I didn't want to risk damage to the master, as we have corrupted 
> tables and crashed servers, we implement changes on the test server, and if 
> it works as expected we rsync the updated tables to the live master from the 
> test master.
> 
> Someone else reported a problem with dig to my server, and I'd thought the 
> list was CC'd, but the test is 199.184.16.7 and is apparently blocked at the 
> FW, as the test master and the actual master both live in the DMZ but the 
> test machine does not normally need to be seen from outside.
> 
> My - what an extraordinary result!
> 
> Looking again at the SOA from dig, included below we see 1604xxx, an April 
> date "YYMMHHMMSS". When I looked at dig output again a moment ago, I saw a 
> March date, 1603xxx (yes, I have a script that subs that in when I move the 
> tables from the source to the root directory, complex combo of RCS, followed 
> by # SED as RCS doesn't provide integer revision numbers and an # rsync to 
> the directory read by the daemon, all on my test machine. If that all checks 
> out, an rsync from the test machine live (rather than source) directory to 
> the live directory on the actual master server).
> 
> In any case, I stopped and started the server, and the A record is now being 
> reported.
> 
> So, for reasons I don't understand, the SOA as reported by DIG does not match 
> the SOA serial imbedded in the file and reported by the server log.
> 
> We solved my first problem, but I am now very confused by the apparent cause.
> 
> I have run the rsync from my test server to my production master, reloaded 
> the tables, reloaded the tables. I see the same SOA as the test server (I 
> rsync the tables with no changes, SOA on my test and production servers is 
> the same), in the named logs, in DIG output, in the source files.
> 
> Something is a bit hinky with my test server and I've no idea what.
> 
> If anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear them, but with your help the 
> issue I was having has been resolved by restarting the server, rather than 
> reloading the zones files.
> 
> Many thanks,
> Brian
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bischof, Ralph F. (MSFC-IS40)[NICS] [mailto:ralph.bisc...@nasa.gov]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 3:03 PM
>> To: Cuttler, Brian R. (HEALTH) <brian.cutt...@health.ny.gov>
>> Subject: RE: Forward record for WWW
>> 
>> ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open
>> attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.
>> 
>> 
>> Ah, I found it.
>> When I query, I get your old serial number, not the new one.
>> Perhaps the zone is "stuck" in cache and an rndc reload is not working for
>> you?
>> You can either stop/restart the server or try rndc flushname and rndc
>> reload again.
>> 
>> [rbisc...@nsc1.nasa.gov ~]$ dig @beacon.health.state.ny.us. wadsworth.org.
>> soa
>> 
>> ; <<>> DiG ALU DNS 6.1 Build 44 <<>> @beacon.health.state.ny.us.
>> wadsworth.org. soa ; (1 server found) ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got
>> answer:
>> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51689 ;; flags: qr aa
>> rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3 ;; WARNING: recursion
>> requested but not available
>> 
>> ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
>> ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
>> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
>> ;wadsworth.org.                 IN      SOA
>> 
>> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
>> wadsworth.org.          86400   IN      SOA     pauling.wadsworth.org.
>> qll.wadsworth.org. 1604120926 10800 3600 604800 86400
>> 
>> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
>> wadsworth.org.          86400   IN      NS      ns1.albany.edu.
>> wadsworth.org.          86400   IN      NS      pauling.wadsworth.org.
>> wadsworth.org.          86400   IN      NS      beacon.health.state.ny.us.
>> 
>> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
>> pauling.wadsworth.org.  86400   IN      A       199.184.16.6
>> beacon.health.state.ny.us. 10800 IN     A       192.135.176.22
>> 
>> ;; Query time: 68 msec
>> ;; SERVER: 192.135.176.22#53(192.135.176.22) ;; WHEN: Thu May 05 19:00:31
>> GMT 2016 ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 203
>> 
>> [rbisc...@nsc1.nasa.gov ~]$
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Ralph F. Bischof, Jr.
>> The opinions expressed within this communication are not necessarily those
>> of NASA.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Cuttler, Brian R. (HEALTH) [mailto:brian.cutt...@health.ny.gov]
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 2:00 PM
>>> To: Bischof, Ralph F. (MSFC-IS40)[NICS] <ralph.bisc...@nasa.gov>
>>> Subject: RE: Forward record for WWW
>>> 
>>> Good suggestions all.
>>> 
>>> First was a look with # cat, # cat -evt has proven very helpful in the
>>> past, but no apparent error.
>>> 
>>> Removed and reentered the line, using tabs.
>>> 
>>> Removed the TTL.
>>> 
>>> Reloads both successful and showing new SOA each time, but no
>>> difference in results from dig.
>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Bischof, Ralph F. (MSFC-IS40)[NICS]
>>>> [mailto:ralph.bisc...@nasa.gov]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 2:52 PM
>>>> To: Cuttler, Brian R. (HEALTH) <brian.cutt...@health.ny.gov>
>>>> Subject: RE: Forward record for WWW
>>>> 
>>>> ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open
>>>> attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected
>> emails.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> ; 2016-03-24 BRC
>>>>> ; short TTL forward record pointing domain name to WWW IP address.
>>>>> DO NOT USE CN AME, they are ; "cononical" and would screw up the
>>>>> MX records!!
>>>>> ; If no problems we can lengthen the TTL and later remove the
>>>>> record specific va lue.
>>>>> ; Tested with no issues on intra-net DNS servers.
>>>>> 
>>>>> wadsworth.org.  300  IN A 199.184.16.22
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps it is the email, but the formatting is different than the
>>>> other lines.
>>>> Since this is a *NIX system, how about completely deleting the entry
>>>> and adding it back? Perhaps there is "hidden" corruption in the line.
>>>> Try leaving out the TTL, try using "tab" instead of space between
>>>> the parameters.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Ralph F. Bischof, Jr.
>>>> The opinions expressed within this communication are not necessarily
>>>> those of NASA.
>>>> 
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