[Xymon] DNS test - test of server or resolution?

[John Horne]

Hello,

I have just started to look at Xymon (4.3.7), and currently have the
server monitoring itself.

I'm a bit confused with the DNS test. What is it trying to test:
1) that the local host has a running name server (e.g. bind, unbind
etc)?
2) that the local server can perform DNS resolution using any name
server?
3) that the local host has a running name server and that it can perform
resolution using it?

As far as I can tell the answer is '3'. I have no name server on the
local host (hence getting a red icon), but do have DNS resolution. Is
there a way to configure the DNS test to just check on resolution, and
leave the 'procs' test to check if 'named' is running or not?



Thanks,

John.

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