ALIAS not resolving to IP address

Chhavi Mittal via Pdns-dev <[email protected]> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:31:00 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.network.dns.powerdns.devel
Message-ID <CAOy0CCH8C05XudqwDRYxhwT7A2jF_06O93_WxJcE95ixwWSCXQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello,

I have a pdns and pdns_recursor running on the same server and I have one
ALIAS record and one A record for the alias both belonging to the same
domain entry but when I do 'dig' on the ALIAS it's not returning an answer.
This is what I have in my mysql:

Domains

+-----+------+--------+------------+--------+

| id  | name | master | last_check | type   |

+-----+------+--------+------------+--------+

| 274 | .    | NULL   |       NULL | NATIVE |

+-----+------+--------+------------+--------+

Records

+---+--------------------------+------+-------------+

274 | mydomain.com             | A     | 10.1.164.107

+---+--------------------------+------+-------------+

274 | securityservices.com | ALIAS | mydomain.com

+---+---------------------------+------+-------------+

I am expecting the final answer of 'securityservices.com' to be "10.1.164.107".
I feel I have a problem in my configuration but I am not able to figure it
out. Please help!!

*pdns config:*

expand-alias=yes

resolver=127.0.0.1:8699

setgid=pdns

setuid=pdns


*recursor config:*

allow-from=0.0.0.0/0

forward-zones=.=127.0.0.1

local-address=127.0.0.1

local-port=8699

setgid=pdns

setuid=pdns



All other configurations are left to default.. Can't figure out if the
forward-zones and allow-from values are correct or not.

Have been stuck on this for many days now, any help will be highly
appreciated!



Best,

Chhavi Mittal

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,<input name=3D"virtru-metadata" type=3D"hidden" valu=
e=3D"{&quot;email-policy&quot;:{&quot;state&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;=
expirationUnit&quot;:&quot;days&quot;,&quot;disableCopyPaste&quot;:false,&q=
uot;disablePrint&quot;:false,&quot;disableForwarding&quot;:false,&quot;enab=
leNoauth&quot;:false,&quot;persistentProtection&quot;:false,&quot;expandedW=
atermarking&quot;:false,&quot;expires&quot;:false,&quot;isManaged&quot;:fal=
se},&quot;attachments&quot;:{},&quot;compose-id&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;c=
ompose-window&quot;:{&quot;secure&quot;:false}}"><div><br></div><div>I have=
 a pdns and pdns_recursor running on the same=C2=A0server and I have one AL=
IAS record and one A record for the alias both belonging to the same domain=
 entry but when I do &#39;dig&#39; on the ALIAS it&#39;s not returning an a=
nswer. This is what I have in my mysql:</div><div><br></div><div>Domains<br=
>





<p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:no=
rmal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"=
font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">+-----+------+--------+--------=
----+--------+</span></p>
<p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:no=
rmal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"=
font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">| id<span class=3D"gmail-Apple-=
converted-space">=C2=A0 </span>| name | master | last_check | type <span cl=
ass=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-space">=C2=A0 </span>|</span></p>
<p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:no=
rmal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"=
font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">+-----+------+--------+--------=
----+--------+</span></p>
<p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:no=
rmal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"=
font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">| 274 | .<span class=3D"gmail-A=
pple-converted-space">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 </span>| NULL <span class=3D"gmail-Appl=
e-converted-space">=C2=A0 </span>| <span class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-spa=
ce">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 </span>NULL | NATIVE |</span></p>
<p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:no=
rmal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"=
font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">+-----+------+--------+--------=
----+--------+</span></p></div><div><br></div><div>Records</div><div>





<p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:no=
rmal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"=
font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">+---+--------------------------=
+------+-------------+</span></p>






<p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:no=
rmal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"=
font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">274 | <a href=3D"http://mydomai=
n.com">mydomain.com</a>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0| A<=
span class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-space">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0</span>| 10.=
1.164.107<br>





</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;lin=
e-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1=
" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">+---+---------------=
-----------+------+-------------+<br></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=
=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;f=
ont-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;colo=
r:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-c=
ommon-ligatures">274 | <a href=3D"http://securityservices.com">securityserv=
ices.com</a> | ALIAS | <a href=3D"http://mydomain.com">mydomain.com</a></sp=
an></p>
<p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:no=
rmal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"=
font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">+---+--------------------------=
-+------+-------------+<br><br></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-st=
retch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(=
0,0,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans=
-serif;font-size:small">I am expecting the final answer of &#39;<a href=3D"=
http://securityservices.com">securityservices.com</a>&#39; to be &quot;</sp=
an><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;co=
lor:rgb(34,34,34)">10.1.164.107&quot;. I feel I have a problem in my config=
uration but I am not able to figure it out. Please help!!<br><br><b>pdns co=
nfig:</b></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-=
numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size=
:17px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D=
"font-size:small">expand-alias=3Dyes</span><br></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norma=
l;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)=
">resolver=3D<a href=3D"http://127.0.0.1:8699">127.0.0.1:8699</a><span styl=
e=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span=
></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;=
font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-=
family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-varia=
nt-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">setgid=3Dpdns</span></p><p class=3D"gmail=
-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asia=
n:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb=
(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common=
-ligatures">





</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;lin=
e-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1=
" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span></p><p class=
=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-=
east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;=
color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:=
no-common-ligatures">setuid=3Dpdns</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D=
"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font=
-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><spa=
n class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><=
br></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeri=
c:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;=
line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"color=
:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>r=
ecursor config:</b></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;fon=
t-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal=
;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)">





</p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;f=
ont-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-f=
amily:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-varian=
t-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">allow-from=3D<a href=3D"http://0.0.0.0/0">=
0.0.0.0/0</a><br>





</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal=
;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font=
-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">forward-zones=3D.=3D127.0.0.1</span=
></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;=
font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-=
family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-varia=
nt-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">





</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal=
;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font=
-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">local-address=3D127.0.0.1</span></p=
><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font=
-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-fami=
ly:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-l=
igatures:no-common-ligatures">





</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal=
;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font=
-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">local-port=3D8699</span></p><p clas=
s=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant=
-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo=
;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures=
:no-common-ligatures">





</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal=
;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font=
-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">setgid=3Dpdns</span></p><p class=3D=
"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-eas=
t-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;col=
or:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-=
common-ligatures">





</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal=
;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font=
-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">setuid=3Dpdns</span></p><p class=3D=
"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-eas=
t-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;col=
or:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-=
common-ligatures"><br></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;=
font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:nor=
mal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"g=
mail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><br></span></=
p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;fon=
t-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-fam=
ily:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-=
ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-fami=
ly:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">All other configurations are left to default=
.. Can&#39;t figure out if the forward-zones and allow-from values are corr=
ect or not.</span></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font=
-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;=
line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail=
-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Have been stuck o=
n this for many days now, any help will be highly appreciated!=C2=A0</span>=
</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal=
;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font=
-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);=
font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></span></p><p class=3D"g=
mail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-=
asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-co=
mmon-ligatures"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvet=
ica,sans-serif"><br></span></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin=
:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretc=
h:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=
=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><span st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Best,</s=
pan></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numer=
ic:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:no=
rmal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"=
font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,=
34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Chhavi Mittal</span></span></p>=
<p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-famil=
y:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-li=
gatures:no-common-ligatures"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family=
:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norma=
l;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)=
"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatu=
res"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-se=
rif"><br></span></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-v=
ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;li=
ne-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s=
1" style=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><span style=3D"colo=
r:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></span><=
/p><p class=3D"gmail-p1" style=3D"margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;fo=
nt-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:17px;line-height=
:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class=3D"gmail-s1" style=
=3D"font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><br></span></p></div></div>

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