“www” as CNAME

[volmark]

I can not find out how to add “www” to my zone as CNAME. I have tried a lot of syntax variations but in vain, the server does not respond as www.mydomain.com
What’s wrong???

[joebeasley]

If you have access to your DNS, add an A record for www.

If you must use a CNAME, just point www to a name that has an A record in DNS.

www IN CNAME mydomain.com.

[volmark]

Unfortunately “www IN CNAME mydomain.com.” and A record don’t work.
Note, I have checked the dot sign at the end, increased the serial and restarted bind9

[volmark]

Everything is stopped because I can not configure DNS properly :o(
What should I do now???

[joebeasley]

Post your named.conf and your zone files.

[volmark]

NAMED.CONF
.......................
// This is the primary configuration file for the BIND DNS server named.
//
// Please read /usr/share/doc/bind9/README.Debian.gz for information on the
// structure of BIND configuration files in Debian, *BEFORE* you customize
// this configuration file.
//
// If you are just adding zones, please do that in /etc/bind/named.conf.local

include "/etc/bind/named.conf.options";

// prime the server with knowledge of the root servers
zone "." {
type hint;
file "/etc/bind/db.root";
};

// be authoritative for the localhost forward and reverse zones, and for
// broadcast zones as per RFC 1912

zone "localhost" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/db.local";
};

zone "127.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/db.127";
};

zone "0.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/db.0";
};

zone "255.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/db.255";
};


zone "85.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/db.85";
};

zone "venturetour.net" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/db.venturetour.net";
};

include "/etc/bind/named.conf.local";

=========================================
db.venturetour.net
.......................
;
; BIND data file for local loopback interface
;
$TTL 604800
@ IN SOA ns.venturetour.net. volmark.gmail.com. (
1512081358 ; Serial
604800 ; Refresh
86400 ; Retry
2419200 ; Expire
604800 ) ; Negative Cache TTL
;
@ IN NS ns.venturetour.net.
@ IN A 85.218.184.8
@ IN AAAA ::1
ns IN A 85.218.184.8
www IN A 85.218.184.8
============================================

db.85
...........................
;
; BIND data file for local loopback interface
;
$TTL 604800
@ IN SOA ns.venturetour.net. volmark.gmail.com. (
1512081346 ; Serial
604800 ; Refresh
86400 ; Retry
2419200 ; Expire
604800 ) ; Negative Cache TTL
;
@ IN NS ns.venturetour.net.
@ IN A 85.218.184.8
@ IN AAAA ::1
ns IN A 85.218.184.8

===================================

:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/bind9 restart

* Stopping domain name service... bind

rndc: connect failed: 127.0.0.1#953: connection refused

[fail]

* Starting domain name service... bind

[volmark]

Can anybody help me?? I’m bound to deadlines and some non-profits expect to place their sites on server before Christmas. I still hope that I can finish the setting up during a couple of days. Please, help ...