[Pdns-users] pdns-recursor help

[Otto Moerbeek]

On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 06:07:16PM -0800, Bill MacAllister wrote:

> On 2024-02-17 12:08, Bill MacAllister via Pdns-users wrote:
> > On 2024-02-17 00:31, Otto Moerbeek wrote:
> 
> > > Your recursor is not able to get an answer from the root servers, at
> > > least not for DS queries.
> > > 
> > > A run with --trace as a command line option will reveal more details
> > > of what is going on.
> > > 
> > > Also: please show your config file.
> > > 
> > > 	-Otto
> > 
> > Here is my configuration file: https://pastebin.com/jatVMq42
> > 
> > BUT, this morning the recursor was working for a bit.  Now it is
> > failing again. I suspect comcast, but only because I have not made
> > any changes to my internal network.  Gremlins are other suspects.
> > 
> > Here is the command line that I used to get a trace:
> > 
> >   /usr/sbin/pdns_recursor --daemon=no --write-pid=no \
> >         --log-timestamp=no --trace --socket-dir=/run
> > 
> > The trace output is here: https://pastebin.com/Bke0qXtJ
> 
> Okay, I set "dnssec=off" and look ups are working now.  Guess I
> need to educate myself about dnssec.  I would like to make the
> dnssec default work if I can.  Pointers welcomed.
> 
> Bill

Looking at the trace your upstream mangles DNS. DNSSEC was designed to
prtotect against that. 

	-Otto