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Rootadminacc: /* .gov.uk */

2013-05-02T12:17:46Z

.gov.uk

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	A lot of .gov.uk are managed by https://www.ja.net		A lot of .gov.uk are managed by https://www.ja.net

			To do a WHOIS lookup on .gov or .gov.uk domains, go to http://cqcounter.com

	== Installing PowerDNS ==		== Installing PowerDNS ==

2013-03-22T12:29:29Z

Hosts file

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	If you are Administrator but still can't edit the file, go to Start > search for notepad > right click it and Run as Administrator. Then go to File > Open and navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and Open the hosts file. You will then be able to save the file.		If you are Administrator but still can't edit the file, go to Start > search for notepad > right click it and Run as Administrator. Then go to File > Open and navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and Open the hosts file. You will then be able to save the file.

			Alternatively, install a program called HostsMan.

	== Most common DNS settings ==		== Most common DNS settings ==

2013-03-21T22:12:14Z

Hosts file

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	Commonly in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts		Commonly in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

			If you are Administrator but still can't edit the file, go to Start > search for notepad > right click it and Run as Administrator. Then go to File > Open and navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and Open the hosts file. You will then be able to save the file.

	== Most common DNS settings ==		== Most common DNS settings ==

2013-02-25T18:30:01Z

Find hidden domains (e.g. police)

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	dig +trace domain.co.uk		dig +trace domain.co.uk

			== .gov.uk ==

			A lot of .gov.uk are managed by https://www.ja.net

	== Installing PowerDNS ==		== Installing PowerDNS ==

2013-02-04T12:38:39Z

Configure PowerDNS

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	Add a domain and it's records:		Add a domain and it's records:

	<pre>INSERT INTO domains (name, type) values ('domain.co.uk', 'NATIVE', 'account');		<pre>INSERT INTO domains (name, type, account) values ('domain.co.uk', 'NATIVE', 'account');

	INSERT INTO records (domain_id, name, content, type,ttl,prio) VALUES (1,'domain.co.uk','localhost','SOA',86400,NULL);		INSERT INTO records (domain_id, name, content, type,ttl,prio) VALUES (1,'domain.co.uk','localhost','SOA',86400,NULL);

2013-01-29T15:30:25Z

Configure PowerDNS

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	=== Configure PowerDNS ===		=== Configure PowerDNS ===

	<pre>vim /etc/powerdns/recursor.conf</pre>		In progress...

			<!-- <pre>vim /etc/powerdns/recursor.conf</pre>

	Uncomment the following lines:		Uncomment the following lines:
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	Test DNS by doing:		Test DNS by doing:

	dig @~~locahost~~		dig @localhost domain.co.uk NS -->

	== Issue creating subdomain ==		== Issue creating subdomain ==

2013-01-29T15:20:13Z

Configure PowerDNS

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	INSERT INTO records (domain_id, name, content, type,ttl,prio) VALUES (1,'domain.co.uk','destination','MX',120,5);		INSERT INTO records (domain_id, name, content, type,ttl,prio) VALUES (1,'domain.co.uk','destination','MX',120,5);
	INSERT INTO records (domain_id, name, content, type,ttl,prio) VALUES (1,'domain.co.uk','destination','MX',120,10);</pre>		INSERT INTO records (domain_id, name, content, type,ttl,prio) VALUES (1,'domain.co.uk','destination','MX',120,10);</pre>

			For further domains, increment the domain_id by 1.

	Start the Recursor service:		Start the Recursor service:

	<pre>service pdns-recursor start</pre>		<pre>service pdns-recursor start</pre>

			Test DNS by doing:

			dig @locahost

	== Issue creating subdomain ==		== Issue creating subdomain ==

2013-01-29T14:55:59Z

Installing PowerDNS

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 == Installing PowerDNS ==
 <pre>apt-get install pdns-server pdns-backend-mysql</pre>
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 '''Warning: Host names and the MNAME of a SOA records are NEVER terminated with a '.' in PowerDNS storage! If a trailing '.' is present it will inevitably cause problems, problems that may be hard to debug.'''
 == Issue creating subdomain ==

2013-01-25T09:35:25Z

Installing PowerDNS

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	<pre>/etc/init.d/pdns start		<pre>/etc/init.d/pdns start
	/etc/init.d/pdns status</pre>		/etc/init.d/pdns status</pre>

			'''Warning: Host names and the MNAME of a SOA records are NEVER terminated with a '.' in PowerDNS storage! If a trailing '.' is present it will inevitably cause problems, problems that may be hard to debug.'''

	== Issue creating subdomain ==		== Issue creating subdomain ==

2013-01-25T09:31:16Z

Installing PowerDNS