system-config-bind -- configuring a zone and alias

[Paul Howarth]

Michael Strickland wrote:
> I am trying to cofigure a DNS cache/forwarder that will forward all 
> requests to my ISPs DNS, and answer with its address for an alias for 
> another service running on it.  I have achieved the first party using a 
> forwarder for zone "." in /etc/named.cust.
> However I cannot get the server to respond for an alias.  For example my 
> server is called router.training.lab, I would like an alias for 
> mail.training.lab
> I have an example running in debian, but I cannot seem to get it working 
> using the system-config-bind?

Set up a master zone for the domain "training.lab" and add the required 
host entry for "mail" to that zone.

I don't know how to do this in system-config-bind as my usual bind 
configuration tool is "vi", but that's the gist of it.

Paul.