Hi! It is not really supported to split domains like this. You need to host the entire domain in remote backend.
Aki On 26.2.2020 2.00, Vytenis A via Pdns-users wrote: > Hi Bert, > > Thanks for a prompt reply. > > This is currently on my local test VM, it's waay past midnight, I can > put it on resolvable domain tomorrow if this isn't helpful. Not sure > how to show you this exactly :) > > I'm using latest pDNS, using official repo: > > pdns-4.2.1-1pdns.el7.x86_64, CentOS 7.7.1908 > > > Two backends: > > # /etc/pdns/pdns.conf: > > config-dir=/etc/pdns > setuid=pdns > setgid=pdns > log-dns-details=yes > log-dns-queries=yes > loglevel=6 > launch=bind,remote > bind-config=/etc/pdns/bind-files/named.conf > remote-connection-string=http:url=http://invalidhostname:99999 > > > Static bind backend contains one zone, which contains SOA and one 'IN > NS' record only. > > http endpoint is serving TXT records exclusively, and all is well if > it's reachable: queries get resolved, nonexistent TXT records get > NXDOMAIN > > But if http endpoint is invalidated (as in example above ^) - I get > NXDOMAIN. If I remove bind stuff out of pdns.conf - I get REFUSED, > which is somewhat the same as SERVFAIL afaik. > > bind backend is used to keep SOA out of "remote" backend, not 100% > sure it's the best way. We could implement entire zone in http backend > as a last resort. > > Thanks again! > > > > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:51 AM bert hubert <bert.hub...@powerdns.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:35:21AM +0200, Vytenis A via Pdns-users wrote: >>> While trying to implement authoritative DNS server using "remote" >>> backend, I've stumbled into an issue when HTTP backend is unreachable >>> - PowerDNS is returning NXDOMAIN. >> Can you reproduce this for us so we can check? It is not supposed to ever >> happen. Please also let us know which version of PowerDNS you are using. >> >>> What I would like to achieve is return SERVFAIL in case my HTTP >>> endpoint is unavailable. Is this possible? Maybe Lua fallback backend >>> could assist here? >> This is what should be happening. >> >> Bert >> > _______________________________________________ Pdns-users mailing list Pdns-users@mailman.powerdns.com https://mailman.powerdns.com/mailman/listinfo/pdns-users