HowtoForge: Installing a Bind9 Master/Slave DNS System | Linux Today

HowtoForge: Installing a Bind9 Master/Slave DNS System

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 29, 2006

[ Thanks to Falko
Timme
for this link. ]

“In this howto we will install 2 bind dns servers, one as the
master and the other as a slave server. For security reasons we
will chroot bind9 in its own jail.

“Using two servers for a domain is a commonly used setup and in
order to host your own domain you are required to have at least 2
domain servers. If one breaks, the other can continue to serve your
domain…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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