[Pdns-users] Powerdns server is not passing Authority parameter

[Jacob Bunk Nielsen]

Hi

On 19/01/2021 07.41, Dedan Irungu via Pdns-users wrote:
>
> I have installed powerdns on the server to serve DNS requests.
>
> The setup has powerdns at port 5300, recursor at port 5301 and dnsdist 
> at port 53.
>
You never send any queries to you auth server.
> setLocal('85.10.203.183')
> setACL({'0.0.0.0/0 <http://0.0.0.0/0>', '::/0'}) -- Allow all IPs access
>
> newServer({address='85.10.203.183:5301 <http://85.10.203.183:5301>', 
> pool='auth'})
> newServer({address='85.10.203.183:5301 <http://85.10.203.183:5301>', 
> pool='recursor'})

You set up 2 pools. You probably want your auth pool to go to 5300?

> recursive_ips = newNMG()
> recursive_ips:addMask('0.0.0.0/0 <http://0.0.0.0/0>') -- These network 
> masks are the ones from allow-recursion in the Authoritative Server
>
> addAction(NetmaskGroupRule(recursive_ips), PoolAction('recursor'))
> addAction(AllRule(), PoolAction('auth'))

Then you say that everyone should talk to the recursive pool.

Best regards,

Jacob