Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-26 Thread peter
I overlooked something significant after disabling our old DNS server. I neglected to update the /etc/resolv.conf file to specify the IP address of a valid nameserver. --- At 11:53 AM 4/20/2010, pe...@vfemail.net wrote: >Super! Thank you. > >--- > >At 11:40 AM 4/20/2010, Michael

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-22 Thread parv
in message <20100420183728.ga60...@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>, wrote Jerry McAllister thusly... > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:48:46PM -0430, Alberto Mijares wrote: ... > > >> FreeBSD has an excelent documentation. Just reading the manual you > > >> will know how to acomplish dummy sysadmin tasks like thi

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Jon Radel
On 4/20/10 5:11 PM, Sergio Tam wrote: 2010/4/20 Jorge Biquez: Hello all. My English is not perfect at all since it is not my native language. With that in mind I read the comments about the dummy word, interpreted as a basic task, simple task In th eeffort of learning... can you ex

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Jorge Biquez
Hello Vincent and Tom. Understood. but I still guess that what he wanted to say was not with the intention of hurt or offend anyone anyway... let's forget and thanks for the lessons... let's continue learning FreeBSD (my case in the last years) and by the way if I ask something ve

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Jorge Biquez
Hello all. My English is not perfect at all since it is not my native language. With that in mind I read the comments about the dummy word, interpreted as a basic task, simple task In th eeffort of learning... can you explain why you considered the comments unfriendly and non-professi

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Vincent Hoffman
Hi Jorge, While the term dummy has been used in the sense of "basic" or "beginner" (for instance the "for dummies" series of books,) The most common context means stupid, or silly and has negative connotations for the person referred to. Vince On 20/04/2010 20:48, Jorge Biquez wrote: > Hello

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Sergio Tam
2010/4/20 Jorge Biquez : > Hello all. > > My English is not perfect at all since it is not my native language. With > that in mind I read the comments about the dummy word, interpreted as a > basic task, simple task In th eeffort of learning... can you explain why > you considered the comme

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Jorge Biquez
Hello all. My English is not perfect at all since it is not my native language. With that in mind I read the comments about the dummy word, interpreted as a basic task, simple task In th eeffort of learning... can you explain why you considered the comments unfriendly and non-professi

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:48:46PM -0430, Alberto Mijares wrote: > >> > I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS > >> > for a handful of domain names and a small network.  All DNS is now > >> > provided by new machines.  On the old machine, DNS starts when the > >>

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Alberto Mijares
> I suspect that jerry had a problem with the use of "dummy", which is > generally considered an insult when directed at a person.  I.e.  "You're > being a dummy." is an insult. > > Since your use of the term was associated with the task and not the > individual, the whole thing enters a grey area

Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Alberto Mijares : > >> > I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS > >> > for a handful of domain names and a small network.  All DNS is now > >> > provided by new machines.  On the old machine, DNS starts when the > >> > machine boots, and bind contin

[OT] Was: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Alberto Mijares
>> > I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS for >> > a handful of domain names and a small network.  All DNS is now provided by >> > new machines.  On the old machine, DNS starts when the machine boots, and >> > bind continues to run lots of useless named and named

Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread peter
Super! Thank you. --- At 11:40 AM 4/20/2010, Michael Powell wrote: >Leslie Jensen wrote: > >> On 2010-04-20 15:41, pe...@vfemail.net wrote: >>> >>> I can change named_enable="YES" to named_enable="NO" in the /etc/rc.conf >>> file. Should I delete the following line from the /etc/rc.conf

Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Michael Powell
Leslie Jensen wrote: > On 2010-04-20 15:41, pe...@vfemail.net wrote: >> >> I can change named_enable="YES" to named_enable="NO" in the /etc/rc.conf >> file. Should I delete the following line from the /etc/rc.conf file that >> says: [snip] > > > I would suggest that you remove both lines. > >

Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 09:41:32AM -0400, pe...@vfemail.net wrote: > > I can change named_enable="YES" to named_enable="NO" in the /etc/rc.conf > file. Should I delete the following line from the /etc/rc.conf file that > says: > > named_flags="-u bind -g bind" > > or is it fine to leave

Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Leslie Jensen
On 2010-04-20 15:41, pe...@vfemail.net wrote: I can change named_enable="YES" to named_enable="NO" in the /etc/rc.conf file. Should I delete the following line from the /etc/rc.conf file that says: named_flags="-u bind -g bind" or is it fine to leave it? --- At 08:43 AM 4/20/20

Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread peter
I can change named_enable="YES" to named_enable="NO" in the /etc/rc.conf file. Should I delete the following line from the /etc/rc.conf file that says: named_flags="-u bind -g bind" or is it fine to leave it? --- At 08:43 AM 4/20/2010, Michael Powell wrote: >pe...@vfemail.net wrot

Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 08:03:34AM -0430, Alberto Mijares wrote: > On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 7:01 AM, wrote: > > > > I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS for a > > handful of domain names and a small network.  All DNS is now provided by > > new machines.  On the

Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Michael Powell
pe...@vfemail.net wrote: > > I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS for > a handful of domain names and a small network. All DNS is now provided by > new machines. On the old machine, DNS starts when the machine boots, and > bind continues to run lots of useless n

Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Alberto Mijares
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 7:01 AM, wrote: > > I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS for a > handful of domain names and a small network.  All DNS is now provided by new > machines.  On the old machine, DNS starts when the machine boots, and bind > continues to run

Re: Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread Odhiambo Washington
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 2:31 PM, wrote: > > I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS for a > handful of domain names and a small network. All DNS is now provided by new > machines. On the old machine, DNS starts when the machine boots, and bind > continues to run lo

Disabling DNS

2010-04-20 Thread peter
I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS for a handful of domain names and a small network. All DNS is now provided by new machines. On the old machine, DNS starts when the machine boots, and bind continues to run lots of useless named and named-xfer processes thr