[Pdns-users] pdns-recursor doesnt connect to dns root servers

[florian]

Hi everyone!

I want to update dns records from root dns servers using pdns-recursor.
I already looked around, but I didn't find an solution for my problem:

Failed to update . records, RCODE=2


I use a squeeze package:
server:~# aptitude show pdns-recursor
Package: pdns-recursor                   
State: installed
Automatically installed: no
Version: 3.2-4
[..]

server:~# grep -v ^# /etc/powerdns/recursor.conf | grep -v ^$
allow-from=127.0.0.0/8, 172.16.1.0/24, ::1/128
dont-query=
forward-zones=mydomain.org=127.1.2.3
local-address=127.0.0.1,172.16.1.200
local-port=53
log-common-errors=yes
quiet=yes
setgid=pdns
setuid=pdns


server:~# tail /var/syslog
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: PowerDNS recursor 3.2 (C)
2001-2010 PowerDNS.COM BV (Jul 20 2010, 13:06:28, gcc 4.4.4) starting up
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: PowerDNS comes with
ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to
redistribute it according to the terms of the GPL version 2.
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Operating in 64 bits mode
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Reading random entropy from
'/dev/urandom'
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Only allowing queries from:
127.0.0.0/8, 172.16.1.0/24, ::1/128, fe80::/10
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Redirecting queries for zone
'mydomain.org' to: 127.1.2.3:53
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Inserting rfc 1918 private
space zones
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Listening for UDP queries on
127.0.0.1:53
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Listening for UDP queries on
172.16.1.200:53
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Enabled TCP data-ready filter
for (slight) DoS protection
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Listening for TCP queries on
127.0.0.1:53
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Listening for TCP queries on
172.16.1.200:53
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18538]: Calling daemonize, going to
background
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18539]: Set effective group id to 108
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18539]: Set effective user id to 104
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18539]: Launching 2 threads
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18539]: Done priming cache with root
hints
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18539]: Done priming cache with root
hints
Dec 20 19:08:29 server pdns_recursor[18539]: Enabled 'epoll' multiplexer
Dec 20 19:08:54 server pdns_recursor[18539]: Failed to update . records,
RCODE=2
Dec 20 19:08:54 server pdns_recursor[18539]: Failed to update . records,
RCODE=2

I see it trying to connect to root dns (watch -n 1 "lsof -i -n -P|grep
pdns") but it only seems to run through a list and never succeeds.

server:~# nmap -p53 -sU 202.12.27.33

Starting Nmap 5.00 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2010-12-20 19:23 CET
Interesting ports on M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (202.12.27.33):
PORT   STATE         SERVICE
53/udp open|filtered domain

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.57 seconds

server:~# telnet 202.12.27.33 53
connects

So it's not a firewall issue? I think I switched them off.

If I change the root domain to an other dns forewarder pdns-recursor runs
without errors. But it doesn't use root dns so it's not a fix.
forward-zones=mydomain.org=127.1.2.3,.=172.16.1.1
To set ".=IP" works for all public dns

Any help welcome :)