bash: /etc/init.d/named: No such file or directory

[Go_Big_Blue]

I have been following the www.howtoforge.com website for setting up NAT, iptables, port forwarding, DNS and DHCP. (http://www.howtoforge.com/nat-gateway-iptables-port-forwarding-dns-and-dhcp-setup-ubuntu-8.10-server)

About half-way through this whole setup up (at the point where it says to do a 'nslookup macpro') things start to get a little squirrely - actually a whole lot of squirrely!!!

For example,
I typed in hostname -f at the command line and it returned: 'AOPserver1.AOP1.com'

So then I typed in the following:
root@AOPserver1:/etc/bind/zones# nslookup 10.4.16.4
Server: 205.152.37.23
Address: 205.152.37.23#53

** server can't find 4.16.4.10.in-addr.arpa.: NXDOMAIN

root@AOPserver1:/etc/bind/zones# nslookup macpro
Server: 205.152.37.23
Address: 205.152.37.23#53

** server can't find macpro: NXDOMAIN

root@AOPserver1:/etc/bind/zones# cd
root@AOPserver1:~# host server
Host server not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
root@AOPserver1:~# host 192.168.1.1
Host 1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
root@AOPserver1:~# host aop1.com
Host aop1.com not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
root@AOPserver1:~# nslookup server
Server: 205.152.37.23
Address: 205.152.37.23#53

** server can't find server: NXDOMAIN

root@AOPserver1:~# nslookup 192.168.1.1
Server: 205.152.37.23
Address: 205.152.37.23#53

** server can't find 1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.: NXDOMAIN


So then I found on a forum on the web that I could try to edit the /etc/resolv.conf file. So I did, and then I got the following:

root@AOPserver1:~# pico /etc/resolv.conf (this is where I edited the file)
root@AOPserver1:~# nslookup 10.4.16.4
Server: 10.4.16.42
Address: 10.4.16.42#53

4.16.4.10.in-addr.arpa name = macpro.AOP1.com.

root@AOPserver1:~# nslookup 10.4.16.4
Server: 10.4.16.42
Address: 10.4.16.42#53

4.16.4.10.in-addr.arpa name = macpro.AOP1.com.

root@AOPserver1:~# nslookup macpro
Server: 10.4.16.42
Address: 10.4.16.42#53

Name: macpro.AOP1.com
Address: 10.4.16.4

So at this point my level of frustration is down (but only for a little while as we shall soon see). So then I continue to follow the guide from www.howtoforge.com. It says to run the command 'named' to start named. So I enter the following:

root@AOPserver1:~# sudo /etc/init.d/named start
sudo: /etc/init.d/named: command not found

Then the tutorial says that if it doesn't start to check the /var/logs. Okay - well the dang thing doesn't exist, so there is nothing in the /var/logs to check!!!! But funny thing is ... earlier in the tutorial they had you edit the file /etc/bind/named.conf.

I am extremely frustrated at this point and ready to call off this whole setup!!! Ubuntu prides itself on being user friendly, but I find it to be more user frustrating than anything.

Would one of you kind-hearted and intelligent individuals out there please help me get this problem fixed? Thanking you in advance.

[bluefrog]

If you don't know how to use a saw on a log, you blame the log? The saw? or you?

Why should it be different with computers.

You are working with a server. It takes some time to learn, if you can learn.

End users do not play with windows servers either.

try bind9 instead of named

[albinootje]

root@AOPserver1:~# sudo /etc/init.d/named start
sudo: /etc/init.d/named: command not found

Should be :

/etc/init.d/bind9 restart

See here :
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIND9ServerHowto

Then the tutorial says that if it doesn't start to check the /var/logs. Okay - well the dang thing doesn't exist
Look in the /var/log directory.

I am extremely frustrated at this point and ready to call off this whole setup!!! Ubuntu prides itself on being user friendly, but I find it to be more user frustrating than anything.

I've never read that the server edition of Ubuntu is suppose to be easy, where did you read that ?
And "more user frustrating than anything" ? Try Gentoo Linux, or LFS, or Arch Linux or Slackware Linux as a server, that will probably cost you more time and energy for setting up a server.

[Go_Big_Blue]

/etc/init.d/bind9 restart worked. Thank you for the help. I appreciate it.
I guess that what they had posted on the web was a typo.


I've never read that the server edition of Ubuntu is suppose to be easy, where did you read that ?
And "more user frustrating than anything" ? Try Gentoo Linux, or LFS, or Arch Linux or Slackware Linux as a server, that will probably cost you more time and energy for setting up a server.

I guess I haven't found it "written" anywhere. It just seems to be the impression from the Ubuntu home page. Maybe it should come with a disclaimer like "WARNING! Before you consider moving to the Ubuntu platform, please memorize the handy little Unix book "Unix is a Four Letter Word" written by Christopher Taylor because it is not for the faint of heart."

"About Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more."

[Go_Big_Blue]

If you don't know how to use a saw on a log, you blame the log? The saw? or you?

Why should it be different with computers.

You are working with a server. It takes some time to learn, if you can learn.

End users do not play with windows servers either.

try bind9 instead of named

Bluefrog - you're an a$$. Your insulting comments are neither helpful nor appreciated. All you needed to put was the last line of your reply.:evil:

Obviously the website had a typo. However, not being familiar with the language of Unix or what was trying to be accomplished by what they had written, how are you supposed to figure it out. I started this project to do just what you insinuated that I could not - LEARN. I am learning this system, however, I did not feel that it would be this difficult to work through some of the details.

[albinootje]

/etc/init.d/bind9 restart worked. Thank you for the help. I appreciate it.
I guess that what they had posted on the web was a typo.

I find bind sometimes a little annoying to work with, the package is called bind, the init script is called /etc/init.d/bind9, the
process when started it called named I think, and the main config file is /etc/bind/named.conf.
Also.. RedHat, Fedora, Centos, and afair also Mandriva, use /etc/init.d/httpd for starting apache, which I've always found strange.
It is possible that those Linux distributions also use /etc/init.d/named for the init script name.

I guess I haven't found it "written" anywhere. It just seems to be the impression from the Ubuntu home page. Maybe it should come with a disclaimer like "WARNING! Before you consider moving to the Ubuntu platform, please memorize the handy little Unix book "Unix is a Four Letter Word" written by Christopher Taylor because it is not for the faint of heart."

"About Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more."

I assume that "easy" for Ubuntu is meant for the desktop edition.
And I find Debian and Ubuntu pretty nice for servers, but DNS with bind is really not easy at all for beginners, and my own bind/named DNS knowledge is still pretty basic.

[Go_Big_Blue]

I assume that "easy" for Ubuntu is meant for the desktop edition.
And I find Debian and Ubuntu pretty nice for servers, but DNS with bind is really not easy at all for beginners, and my own bind/named DNS knowledge is still pretty basic.

True - the desktop edition is fairly easy to use. My 14yr old boys have already learned to use the Ubuntu Desktop Edition on their pc (as I burned over the Windows Edition entirely). They are pretty happy with it, as well as I since I don't have to worry too much about viruses and the like.

Once again, thank you for the help. Much appreciated.