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--- dns:bind_configure_guide [2022/11/23 12:49] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ dns:bind_configure_guide [2025/12/15 12:43] (current) – [Logging] bstafford
@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 On Ubuntu 16.04, you need to
-<code>sudo apt-get install bind9 bind9utils bind9-doc</code>
+<code>sudo apt-get install bind9 bind9utils bind9-doc dnsutils</code>
+=====Troubleshooting =====
+<code>named-checkconf</code>
+<code>named-checkzone yourdomain.tld /etc/bind/zones/name-of-file.db</code>
+===== Other =====
 Then <code>vi /etc/bind/named.conf.options</code>
@@ Line 110: / Line 115: @@
 <code>tail -f /var/log/syslog</code>
 Also
+<code>sudo mkdir /var/log/named
+sudo chown bind:bind /var/log/named
+sudo chmod ug+w /var/log/named</code>
+''NOTE'' Use ''/var/log/named/'' for logging folder otherwise you will encounter issues with AppArmor
 <code>user@hostname:/etc/bind# cat named.conf.options
 options {
@@ Line 130: / Line 142: @@
 logging {
         channel bind_default_log {
-                file "/var/log/bind/default.log" versions 3 size 5m;
+                file "/var/log/named/default.log" versions 3 size 5m;
                 //severity debug 9;
                 severity info;
@@ Line 139: / Line 151: @@
         channel bind_update_log {
-                file "/var/log/bind/update.log" versions 3 size 5m;
+                file "/var/log/named/update.log" versions 3 size 5m;
                 //severity debug 9;
                 severity info;
@@ Line 148: / Line 160: @@
         channel bind_update-security_log {
-                file "/var/log/bind/update-security.log" versions 3 size 5m;
+                file "/var/log/named/update-security.log" versions 3 size 5m;
                 //severity debug 9;
                 severity info;
@@ Line 157: / Line 169: @@
         channel bind_security_log {
-                file "/var/log/bind/security.log" versions 3 size 5m;
+                file "/var/log/named/security.log" versions 3 size 5m;
                 //severity debug 9;
                 severity info;
@@ Line 166: / Line 178: @@
         channel bind_query_log {
-                file "/var/log/bind/query.log" versions 3 size 5m;
+                file "/var/log/named/query.log" versions 3 size 5m;
                 //severity debug 10;
                 severity info;
@@ Line 175: / Line 187: @@
         channel bind_lame-servers_log {
-                file "/var/log/bind/lame-servers.log" versions 3 size 5m;
+                file "/var/log/named/lame-servers.log" versions 3 size 5m;
                 //severity debug 9;
                 severity info;
@@ Line 183: / Line 195: @@
         };
-        category default { bind_query_log; };
+        category default { bind_default_log; };
-        category update { bind_query_log; };
+        category update { bind_update_log; };
-        category update-security { bind_query_log; };
+        category update-security { bind_update-security_log; };
-        category security { bind_query_log; };
+        category security { bind_security_log; };
         category queries { bind_query_log; };
-        category lame-servers { bind_query_log; };
+        category lame-servers { bind_lame-servers_log; };
 };
 </code>