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/etc/named.conf:57: open: /etc/named.root.hints: file not found

939393Dec 30 2014 — edited Jan 5 2015

Hi Guru's,

During configuring the DNS for Oracle RAC on my testing machine on Virtual Machine i am getting below error, kindly suggest me why the mentioned error is coming i think there is some problem with named configuration file or what else:-

service named restart

Stopping named:                                            [  OK  ]

Starting named:

Error in named configuration:

/etc/named.conf:57: open: /etc/named.root.hints: file not found

                                                           [FAILED]

My /etc/hosts file details as below

# Public

192.168.0.101   ol5-112-rac1.localdomain        ol5-112-rac1

192.168.0.102   ol5-112-rac2.localdomain        ol5-112-rac2

# Private

192.168.1.103   ol5-112-rac1-priv.localdomain   ol5-112-rac1-priv

192.168.1.104   ol5-112-rac2-priv.localdomain   ol5-112-rac2-priv

# Virtual

192.168.0.105   ol5-112-rac1-vip.localdomain    ol5-112-rac1-vip

192.168.0.106   ol5-112-rac2-vip.localdomain    ol5-112-rac2-vip

# SCAN

192.168.0.107   ol5-112-scan.localdomain        ol5-112-scan

192.168.0.108   ol5-112-scan.localdomain        ol5-112-scan

192.168.0.109   ol5-112-scan.localdomain        ol5-112-scan

cat /etc/named.conf file:-

options {

        // Set IP address correctly.

        listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.0.4; };

        //

        // Leave the rest of the config as it is.

        //

        // My Additions

        // Forwarder: Anything this DNS can't resolve gets forwarded to my ISPs DNS.

        forwarders { 194.168.4.100; 194.168.8.100; };

        // End My Additions

};

include "/etc/rndc.key";

zone "localdomain." IN {

        type master;

        file "localdomain.zone";

        allow-update { none; };

};

Can anyone of you please suggest sol for the same

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