LPIC-2 Exam 202-405 Topics and Objectives

Topic 207: Domain Name Server 207.1 Basic DNS server configuration Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able to configure BIND to function as a caching-only DNS server. This objective includes the ability to manage a running server and configuring logging. Key Knowledge Areas: BIND 9.x configuration files, terms and utilities Defining the location of the BIND zone files in BIND configuration files Reloading modified configuration and zone files Awareness...

Welcome to our tutorial on how to install and configure local DNS Server using Dnsmasq on Ubuntu 20.04. "Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure, DNS forwarder and DHCP server. It is designed to provide DNS and optionally, DHCP and TFTP, to a small network. It can serve the names of local machines which are not in the global DNS". If...