Need help

[DHL]

Hi,

I am trying to get my new box setup and am having problems - Can anyone tell me if I've done this correctly or not?

After reading in WHM news that the server name should not be the same as an account I'm not too sure.

I set my box up as follows:

server.mydomain.com IP: 1.1.1.1 (Server IP)
ns1.mydomain.com - name servers to use for all accounts
ns2.mydomain.com - name servers to use for all accounts

I then setup my main domain account zone reads:
mydomain.com IP: 1.1.1.2
ns1 IP: 1.1.1.2
ns2 IP: 1.1.1.3
server A 1.1.1.1

Problem, I get the following error:

IMPORTANT: Do not ignore this email.
The hostname (server.mydomain.com) resolves to . It should resolve to 1.1.1.1. Please be sure to correct /etc/hosts as well as the 'A' entry in zone file for the domain.

Some are all of these problems can be caused by
/etc/resolv.conf being setup incorrectly. Please check this file if you
believe everything else is correct.


You may be able to
automaticly correct this problem by using the ' Add an A entry for your
hostname ' under ' Dns Functions ' in your Web Host Manager

I've done this.


What should the /etc/resolv.conf read?

It currently reads this:

domain darkorb.net
search darkorb.net
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 66.96.193.2
nameserver 66.96.194.2

Please help!! I need it

Regards
Steve

 

[jumpdomain]

Does your /etc/hosts file have a line with your server name and IP?

The email you received... What is the IP in the blank:
&The hostname (server.mydomain.com) resolves to ____________ .&

 

[DHL]

Hi,

My /etc/hosts reads as follows:-

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
#1.1.1.1 (Machine IP commented out) server.mydomain.com server
1.1.1.2 (Primary name server IP) server.mydomain.com server

My /etc/resolv.conf I have set as follows

domain mydomain.com
search mydomain.com

nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 1.1.1.2 (Primary name server for mydomain.com)

There is no IP displayed in the email warning - It displays the message exactly like this:-

IMPORTANT: Do not ignore this email.
The hostname (server.mydomain.com) resolves to . It should resolve to 1.1.1.1 Please be sure to correct /etc/hosts as well as the 'A' entry in zone file for the domain.

Some are all of these problems can be caused by
/etc/resolv.conf being setup incorrectly. Please check this file if you
believe everything else is correct.


I just can't think what else to check. Is the /etc/hosts set correctly? I used my main domains primary name server rather than the machine IP for the IP entry for the server.

Thanks for your help.

Regards

Steve

 

[moronhead]

[quote:207bedabd6]#1.1.1.1 (Machine IP commented out) server.mydomain.com server
1.1.1.2 (Primary name server IP) server.mydomain.com server[/quote:207bedabd6]Uncomment the line that's currently commented out. The machine IP is what you need.

You don't need the line that starts with 1.1.1.2 ....

 

[DHL]

Thanks, I did that, uncomment the 1.1.1.1 and removed the second IP 1.1.1.2

What should the /etc/resolv.conf read?

I changed it back to this as I wasn't receiving mail alerts,

domain darkorb.net
search darkorb.net
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 66.96.193.2
nameserver 66.96.194.2

I'm still getting the following error:-

IMPORTANT: Do not ignore this email.
The hostname (server.mydomain.com) resolves to . It should resolve to 1.1.1.1 Please be sure to correct /etc/hosts as well as the 'A' entry in zone file for the domain.

Some are all of these problems can be caused by
/etc/resolv.conf being setup incorrectly. Please check this file if you
believe everything else is correct.


You may be able to
automaticly correct this problem by using the ' Add an A entry for your
hostname ' under ' Dns Functions ' in your Web Host Manager

I'm confused.

Any help is appreciated.

Steve