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# Installing and configuring Hybrid DNS

Tranquil IT recommends the use of both Samba-AD internal DNS server and Bind. The Samba-AD internal DNS server will handle internal queries, while Bind will manage external ones. This configuration uses few resources and benefits from the caching functionality provided by Bind.

- Install the Bind package:

      yum install bind bind-utils

- Modify the options section of the file `/etc/named.conf` (remember to modify the forwarder):

      options {
          directory "/var/named";
          // Exemple de forwarder :
          forwarders {
              1.1.1.1;
          };
          allow-query { any; };
          dnssec-validation no;
          minimal-responses yes;
          auth-nxdomain no;    # conform to RFC1035

          listen-on-v6 port 5353 { ::1; };
          listen-on port 5353 { 127.0.0.1; };
      };

- If needed, you can set a forwarder for a specific zone, modify the local section of the file `/etc/named.conf`:

      zone "myforwardedzone.lan" {
          type forward;
          forward only;
          forwarders { 192.168.50.10; } ;
      };

- Disable IPv6 bind on the local network in `/etc/sysconfig/named`:

      # startup options for the server
      OPTIONS="-4"

- In `/etc/samba/smb.conf`, add the following line:

      [global]
      ...
      dns forwarder = 127.0.0.1:5353

- Finally restart the samba and named services:

      systemctl restart samba
      systemctl restart named

## Ensuring the correct configuration of Bind

- Ensure that the Bind server is listening on port 5353:

      netstat -tapn | grep 5353
        tcp     0    0 127.0.0.1:5353    0.0.0.0:*    LISTEN      5291/named

- Test local and recursive queries:

      dig @localhost google.fr
      dig @localhost srvads.mydomain.lan
      dig -t SRV @localhost _ldap._tcp.mydomain.lan

Congratulations, your configuration is moving forward and you have just taken another step towards the solidity and efficacy of your Samba-AD installation.

Now, we will configure the NTP service so that your Samba-AD and the workstations of your network are all on the right time and synchronized!!