Failed to Install DirectAdmin : Temporary failure in name resolution.

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bsamuel

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I've just refreshed my server with CentOS 5. Other settings are the same as the earlier server.

The problem is, it cannot connect thru domain. For eg. ping xxx.com will result "ping: unknown host xxx.com", but when I pinged the IP, it was just okay.

I couldn't even install Directadmin :

[root@server ~]# wget http://www.directadmin.com/setup.sh
--05:08:31-- http://www.directadmin.com/setup.sh
Resolving www.directadmin.com... failed: Temporary failure in name resolution.


Anybody can help me on this? Is it IP/DNS problem ? All settings are correct. Firewall (Selinux) has also been disabled. This is a new fresh empty server.


Many Thanks
 
There is an obvious problem with DNS resolution in your server. Check /etc/resolv.conf, it should contain at least one nameserver given from your ISP.
Or you may use 127.0.0.1 and configure the local bind daemon for forwarding or root resolution, but do this only if you don't have any accessible ISP's nameserver.
 
You can always use the OpenDNS nameservers.

Code: 
echo "nameserver 208.67.222.222" >> /etc/resolv.conf
echo "nameserver 208.67.220.220" >> /etc/resolv.conf
 
Thanks... problem sloved. my mistake. i forgot to check /etc/resolv.conf

BTW, how long normally does it take for DA support to respond email ? I email support 5 hours ago to change my licence type but till now there is no answer. It is extremely urgent.

Many Thanks
 
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