[CentOS] Re: Re: What libs req'd to resolve DNS within achroot jail?

Tue Jan 15 00:16:53 UTC 2008
Mike Kercher <mike at vesol.com>

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of William L. Maltby
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:55 PM
> To: CentOS General List
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Re: Re: What libs req'd to resolve DNS 
> within achroot jail?
> 
> On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 17:53 -0500, Eric B. wrote:
> > > Eric B. wrote:
> > >>>><snip>
> > >> Thanks for the feedback Rick.  I didn't realize that security 
> > >> implication.
> > >> However I'm already running this on a machine that is heavily 
> > >> firewalled on a VPN so I am fairly sure that no one will be 
> > >> accessing this externally, but I still would like to restrict 
> > >> access to particular machines.  Ideally, would rather 
> use FQDN to 
> > >> make life easier for me to administer.  I have created my 
> > >> additional reverse-dns pointer but I am still having 
> problems with 
> > >> it.
> > >>
> > >> nslookup from the server gives me:
> > >> # nslookup 192.168.3.103
> > >> Server:         192.168.1.67
> > >> Address:        192.168.1.67#53
> > >>
> > >> 103.3.168.192.in-addr.arpa    name = 
> > >> eric.test.com.3.168.192.in-addr.arpa.
> > >>
> > >
> > > It looks like there is a missing trailing dot in your DNS zone 
> > > configuration. I doubt you are authoritative for the 
> in-addr.arpa zone.
> > >
> > > in your zone file, you should have something like
> > > 103 IN PTR eric.test.example.
> > > (notice the last dot). Otherwise, the zone name (@ORIGIN) 
> will be added.
> > >
> > >
> > > make sure you have a matching reverse _and_ forward 
> resolution. you 
> > > should get something like:
> > >
> > > 192.168.3.103 => eric.test.example
> > > _and_
> > > eric.test.example => 192.168.3.103
> > >
> > > If you only have the reverse lookup, the result is untrusted and 
> > > sane applications should ignore it.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks for the pointer.  Indeed, I was missing the trailing 
> . after my 
> > FQDN in my revers file.  I have updated my reverse files, 
> and nslookup 
> > is resolving better, but still not further ahead.
> > 
> > My reverse file: 3.168.192.in-addr.arpa now contains the 
> following line:
> > 103             IN PTR  eric.test.com.
> > 
> > 
> > If I try nslookups now, my results are as follows:
> > 
> > # nslookup 192.168.3.103
> > Server:         192.168.1.67
> > Address:        192.168.1.67#53
> > 
> > 103.103.168.192.in-addr.arpa    name = eric.test.com.
> > 
> > # nslookup eric.test.com
> > Server:         192.168.1.67
> > Address:        192.168.1.67#53
> > 
> > Name:   eric.test.com
> > Address: 192.168.3.103
> > 
> > 
> > So from that, it seems as though the DNS / rDNS are properly 
> > configured, does it not?  Similarly, I have both the forward and 
> > reverse domain name on the DNS server as the nslookups 
> show.  However, 
> > I still get the same error
> > msg:
> > Jan 14 17:46:50 apollo atftpd[15905]: Connection refused from
> > 192.168.103.103
>               AAA
> Correct? -----|||
> 
> I haven't seen that in your previous posts. Type in posting 
> or some configuration problem?
> 
> > 
> > <snip>
> 
> 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Eric
> > <snip sig stuff>
> 
> HTH
> --
> Bill
> 
> 

Additionally, the connection was refused from 192.168.103.103 (NOT
192.168.3.103)

Mike