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Stop UTM From Contacting Root DNS servers

I want to configure my UTM so the DNS root servers are not contacted, I have UTM 9.353-4 . Using:

joe /var/chroot-bind/etc/named.conf

Then editing  forward first;

To forward only;

and saving using Ctrl KX,

On restart of the UTM the previous configuration is there showing forward first;. 
How can the configuration be saved so it will survive a restart/shutdown?

Thanks,
Jim

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0 BAlfson over 9 years ago

Jim, make the change in /var/chroot-bind/etc/named.conf-default instead and then force a restart of bind with

/var/mdw/scripts/named restart

If that doesn't change named.conf, then I guess you'll need to do a reboot. Please report on your experience.

Cheers - Bob
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0 scottj_01 over 9 years ago in reply to BAlfson

Hi Bob,

I tried to edit named.conf-default but have not had the desired results. In named.conf-default there is only an entry for the forwarders.

[<FORWARDERS>]

So the question now becomes syntax, and physical location. After a number of restarts the forward only entry did not appear in named.conf.

Thanks,
Jim
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0 scottj_01 over 9 years ago in reply to BAlfson

Hi Bob,

I tried to edit named.conf-default but have not had the desired results. In named.conf-default there is only an entry for the forwarders.

[<FORWARDERS>]

So the question now becomes syntax, and physical location. After a number of restarts the forward only entry did not appear in named.conf.

Thanks,
Jim
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0 BAlfson over 9 years ago in reply to scottj_01

Jim, I see now what you mean, and I'm not knowledgeable enough about what goes on under the covers to know if it would be OK to just delete the root.hint block.

So, what problem are you seeing that has you trying this solution?

Cheers - Bob
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0 scottj_01 over 9 years ago in reply to BAlfson

Bob, It is not a problem, more so unneeded functionality.

Thanks,
Jim
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0 scottj_01 over 6 years ago in reply to scottj_01

All-

Over the weekend I was looking at using forward only in named.conf. The advantages of using forward only are the root servers are not contacted, and no resolver priming messages in the DNS log. Named.conf is a automatically generated making editing usless. While the changes remain static until the UTM is restarted or the UTM does nightly house keeping. How can I make the forward only entry remain permanite?

Thanks,

Jim
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