Hi, this Nameservers are missing error occurs often and after I have websites online.
Virtualmin shows all services working. Virtualmin shows the correct nameservers in Virtualmin.
Here's some dig results I test when the nameserver error occurs:
# dig www.sk8parks.org.au ; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.6 <<>> www.sk8parks.org.au ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 16250 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;www.sk8parks.org.au. IN A ;; Query time: 3186 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.155#53(192.168.1.155) ;; WHEN: Sat Apr 12 17:23:10 2014 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 37
Howdy,
Is it your Virtualmin server that is acting as the nameservers for that domain?
If so, you'd need to make sure BIND is listening for incoming connections, and if it's behind a NAT router, that the router is forwarding port 53 UDP into your server.
On your Virtualmin server, what does this command output:
netstat -an | grep :53[root@localhost public_html]# netstat -an|grep :53-bash: netstat: command not found
[root@localhost public_html]# yum install netstat
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos.mirror.serversaustralia.com.au
* extras: mirror.aarnet.edu.au
* updates: mirror.aarnet.edu.au
No package netstat available.
Error: Nothing to do
I followed the guide https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/dns/faq for DNS, but still having an error: Missing name servers.
You've still got the same issue three years later!? That's a long time to be poking at a problem. ;-)
You can find out what package a command belongs to by using the "provides" yum command, e.g.:
# yum provides */netstatWhich on CentOS systems results in net-tools.
When do you get this "Nameservers are missing" error? I mean, what triggers it and what is the complete, exact error message? (I ask, because there is no error message in Virtualmin that matches that text, so I don't know how to tell you proceed on troubleshooting since I have no idea what would cause it to appear.)
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Thanks, yes thought I'd pick up this thread rather than start a new one for the same DNS issue.
Ok, no results after command # netstat -an :53. Does that mean Virtualmin isn't listening on port 53? If that's the issue, how do I make Virtualmin listen on port 53? I mentioned, I have followed the Virtualmin DNS guide.
The error appears after I install Virtualmin and a virtual server and then test the domain.com on www.intodns.com.
Mismatched NS records WARNING: One or more of your nameservers did not return any of your NS records. Error DNS servers responded ERROR: One or more of your nameservers did not respond: The ones that did not respond are: xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
Multiple Nameservers ERROR: Looks like you have less than 2 nameservers. According to RFC2182 section 5 you must have at least 3 nameservers, and no more than 7. Having 2 nameservers is also ok by me.
Missing nameservers reported by your nameservers You should already know that your NS records at your nameservers are missing, so here it is again:
ns2.domain.com. ns1.domain.com.
Ok, following https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/dns/faq, I added 'Master DNS server hostname' and 'Additional manually configured nameservers' as ns1.domain.com and ns2.domain.com. Same error. The document doesn't says whether to add ns1.domain.com or IP address?
Okay, so I think Virtualmin is not even listening for DNS on port 53? Why?
[root@localhost ~]# netstat -a Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:mysql 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:submission 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:pop3 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:sunrpc 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:imap 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:ndmp 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:ssh 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost:irisa 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:smtp 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:dnp 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:imaps 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:pop3s 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost.com:ssh 192.168.1.120:43626 ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 [::]:submission [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:EtherNet/IP-1 [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:pop3 [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:sunrpc [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:imap [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:ndmp [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:http [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:ssh [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:smtp [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:https [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:imaps [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:pop3s [::]:* LISTEN
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:dnp 0.0.0.0:*
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:ndmp 0.0.0.0:*
raw6 0 0 [::]:ipv6-icmp [::]:* 7
Active UNIX domain sockets (servers and established) Proto RefCnt Flags Type State I-Node Path unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 11277 /run/lvm/lvmetad.socket unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18373 private/bounce unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18376 private/defer unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18379 private/trace unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18382 private/verify unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 140321 /var/run/rpcbind.sock unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18388 private/proxymap unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18391 private/proxywrite unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18394 private/smtp unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18397 private/relay unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17188 /var/run/dovecot/stats unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18403 private/error unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18406 private/retry unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18409 private/discard unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17191 /var/run/dovecot/ssl-params unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18412 private/local unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18415 private/virtual unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17193 /var/run/dovecot/login/ssl-params unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18418 private/lmtp unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18421 private/anvil unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17195 /var/run/dovecot/replicator unix 2 [ ACC ] SEQPACKET LISTENING 11307 /run/udev/control unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18424 private/scache unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17197 /var/run/dovecot/replication-notify unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17200 /var/run/dovecot/login/pop3 unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17206 /var/run/dovecot/log-errors unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17208 /var/run/dovecot/ipc unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17210 /var/run/dovecot/login/ipc-proxy unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17212 /var/run/dovecot/indexer-worker unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17214 /var/run/dovecot/indexer unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17216 /var/run/dovecot/login/imap unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17218 /var/run/dovecot/imap-urlauth-worker unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17220 /var/run/dovecot/token-login/imap-urlauth unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17222 /var/run/dovecot/imap-urlauth unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18367 private/tlsmgr unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18370 private/rewrite unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17228 /var/run/dovecot/doveadm-server unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17230 /var/run/dovecot/dns-client unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17232 /var/run/dovecot/director-admin unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17234 /var/run/dovecot/director-userdb unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17236 /var/run/dovecot/dict unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17238 /var/run/dovecot/config unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17240 /var/run/dovecot/login/login unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17242 /var/run/dovecot/token-login/tokenlogin unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17244 /var/run/dovecot/auth-login unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17246 /var/run/dovecot/auth-client unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17248 /var/run/dovecot/auth-userdb unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17250 /var/run/dovecot/auth-master unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17252 /var/run/dovecot/auth-worker unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17254 /var/run/dovecot/anvil unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17256 /var/run/dovecot/anvil-auth-penalty unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 13424 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 6817 /run/systemd/notify unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 6819 /run/systemd/cgroups-agent unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18356 public/pickup unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 6827 /run/systemd/journal/stdout unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 21166 /run/proftpd/proftpd.sock unix 5 [ ] DGRAM 6830 /run/systemd/journal/socket unix 16 [ ] DGRAM 6832 /dev/log unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18360 public/cleanup unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18363 public/qmgr unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18385 public/flush unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 18400 public/showq unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 11215 /run/systemd/private unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 15569 /var/run/NetworkManager/private-dhcp unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 13785 /run/saslauthd/mux unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 17630 /run/proftpd/proftpd.sock unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 20580 /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 11237 /run/systemd/shutdownd unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 11245 /run/lvm/lvmpolld.socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14537
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18389
unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 1138832
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18387
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14538 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18384
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18383
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18396
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13335
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unix 3 [ ] DGRAM 12314
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18395
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unix 3 [ ] DGRAM 12313
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18392
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unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 12290
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18393
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18369
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14370 /run/systemd/journal/stdout unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18390
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 17018
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 17870 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18365
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14138
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unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 17175
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18362
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14139 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14241 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13500
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 17182
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14369
unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 17771
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14240
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13501 /run/systemd/journal/stdout unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 18451
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 12284 /run/systemd/journal/stdout unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13454
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14389 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13611 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 12283
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18354
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13609
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unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 1139757
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14011
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14012 /run/systemd/journal/stdout unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18361
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 16751 /run/systemd/journal/stdout unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14309 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14388
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unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 11750 /run/systemd/journal/stdout unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 18422
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Ok, as per https://www.virtualmin.com/node/20866, my Addresses and Topology has Ports and addresses to listen on Port number: 53 Addresses: any.
Ok, magically, Virtualmin > System Information > Server Status > BIND DNS was down. I started and domain.com loads. Not sure how BIND DNS was up at installation and now down. Will uninstall Virtualmin and try to replicate and solve the issue.