I have used tinydns/djbdns for hosting DNS for quite a while and installed it on a number of previous Ubuntu versions, but installing it on the latest Hardy Heron server edition didn’t go very smoothly. So, I thought I would try and capture my steps for anyone looking to use tinydns on Hardy. Good Luck!

PRE-INSTALL:

• sudo apt-get install build-essential
• Add to /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free
• sudo apt-get update

INSTALL ALL THE PACKAGES:

• ucspi-tcp-src:
  • sudo apt-get install ucspi-tcp-src
  • sudo build-ucspi-tcp
    • Accept all the defaults

• daemontools
  • sudo apt-get install daemontools-installer
  • sudo build-daemontools
    • Accept all the defaults
  • sudo ln -s /etc/inittab{new} /etc/inittab

• DJBDNS
  • sudo apt-get install djbdns-installer
  • sudo build-djbdns
    • Accept all the defaults

CONFIG PACKAGES:

• Create Users (if they aren’t created for you):
  • sudo adduser –no-create-home –disabled-login -shell /bin/false dnscache
  • sudo adduser –no-create-home –disabled-login -shell /bin/false dnslog
  • sudo adduser –no-create-home –disabled-login -shell /bin/false tinydns

• Configure dnscache:
  • sudo mkdir /var/lib/svscan
  • sudo dnscache-conf dnscache dnslog /var/lib/svscan/dnscache
  • sudo ln -sf /var/lib/svscan/dnscache /service
    • Check that “supervise” directory was create in /service/dnscache – If it wasn’t something is wrong… See: http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/djbdns/index.htm

• Configure tinydns:
  • sudo tinydns-conf tinydns dnslog /var/lib/svscan/tinydns 10.0.0.105
  • sudo ln -sf /var/lib/svscan/tinydns /service
    • Check that “supervise” directory was create in /service/tinydns – If it wasn’t something is wrong. See: http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/djbdns/index.htm

• Edit /etc/resolv.conf
  • search revivehosting.com
  • nameserver 127.0.0.1

START-UP CONFIGURATION:

• INIT:
  • touch /etc/event.d/svscan
  • update contents to:
    • start on runlevel 2
start on runlevel 3
start on runlevel 4
start on runlevel 5
stop on shutdown
respawn
exec /usr/bin/svscanboot
• sudo /etc/init.d/djbdns restart

Test Install:

• dnsip www.google.com (dnscache)

References:

• http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/djbdns/index.htm
• http://www.fredshack.com/docs/djbdns.html
• http://www.howtoforge.com/install-djbdns-nameserver-on-debian-etch
• http://www.len.ro/work/tools/gutsy-on-a-ubuntu-server/dhcp-and-djbdns
• http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/run-server.html
• http://www.fredshack.com/docs/djbdns.html
• http://www.paralipsis.org/2008/04/configuring-daemontools-under-ubuntu-upstart/

I have spent my week at JavaOne.  Overall, it has been a fun week – getting to see a number of new and old friends has been great!  However, the content has been quite  underwhelming.  It seems to me that Sun and Java are standing still compared to the rest of the software industry.  I may be feeling the consequences of daily following the latest software news, but it sure doens’t seem like much has really change with Java in the last 12 months.

Anyway, I just wish they would have gotten Charlie Sheen instead of Neil Young.