Installing dig on a CentOS server is pretty easy, using yum. \u00a0 Dig is part of the bind utils package, so you will want to install bind-utils.<\/p>\n
Basically<\/p>\n
[root@dev ~]# yum install bind-utils<\/pre>\nInstallation will look something like the following:<\/p>\n
[root@dev ~]# yum install bind-utils\r\nLoaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities, replace\r\nLoading mirror speeds from cached hostfile\r\n * base: centos.aol.in\r\n * epel: mirror.nus.edu.sg\r\n * extras: centos.aol.in\r\n * remi: remi.check-update.co.uk\r\n * remi-test: remi.check-update.co.uk\r\n * rpmforge: ftp.kddilabs.jp\r\n * rpmforge-extras: ftp.kddilabs.jp\r\n * updates: centos.aol.in\r\n * webtatic: us-east.repo.webtatic.com\r\nSetting up Install Process\r\nResolving Dependencies\r\n--> Running transaction check\r\n---> Package bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1 will be installed\r\n--> Processing Dependency: bind-libs = 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1 for package: 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64\r\n--> Processing Dependency: liblwres.so.80()(64bit) for package: 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64\r\n--> Processing Dependency: libisccfg.so.82()(64bit) for package: 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64\r\n--> Processing Dependency: libisccc.so.80()(64bit) for package: 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64\r\n--> Processing Dependency: libisc.so.83()(64bit) for package: 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64\r\n--> Processing Dependency: libdns.so.81()(64bit) for package: 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64\r\n--> Processing Dependency: libbind9.so.80()(64bit) for package: 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64\r\n--> Running transaction check\r\n---> Package bind-libs.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1 will be installed\r\n--> Finished Dependency Resolution\r\n\r\nDependencies Resolved\r\n\r\n========================================================================================================================================================================\r\n Package Arch Version Repository Size\r\n========================================================================================================================================================================\r\nInstalling:\r\n bind-utils x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1 updates 182 k\r\nInstalling for dependencies:\r\n bind-libs x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1 updates 879 k\r\n\r\nTransaction Summary\r\n========================================================================================================================================================================\r\nInstall 2 Package(s)\r\n\r\nTotal download size: 1.0 M\r\nInstalled size: 2.6 M\r\nIs this ok [y\/N]: y\r\nDownloading Packages:\r\n(1\/2): bind-libs-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64.rpm | 879 kB 00:04\r\n(2\/2): bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64.rpm | 182 kB 00:01\r\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nTotal 124 kB\/s | 1.0 MB 00:08\r\nRunning rpm_check_debug\r\nRunning Transaction Test\r\nTransaction Test Succeeded\r\nRunning Transaction\r\n Installing : 32:bind-libs-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64 1\/2\r\n Installing : 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64 2\/2\r\n Verifying : 32:bind-libs-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64 1\/2\r\n Verifying : 32:bind-utils-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64 2\/2\r\n\r\nInstalled:\r\n bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1\r\n\r\nDependency Installed:\r\n bind-libs.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1\r\n\r\nComplete!\r\n[root@dev ~]#<\/pre>\nAnd you’re now ready to use dig!<\/p>\n
[root@dev ~]# dig google.com NS\r\n\r\n; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1 <<>> google.com NS\r\n;; global options: +cmd\r\n;; Got answer:\r\n;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 25165\r\n;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 4\r\n\r\n;; QUESTION SECTION:\r\n;google.com. IN NS\r\n\r\n;; ANSWER SECTION:\r\ngoogle.com. 161287 IN NS ns2.google.com.\r\ngoogle.com. 161287 IN NS ns1.google.com.\r\ngoogle.com. 161287 IN NS ns3.google.com.\r\ngoogle.com. 161287 IN NS ns4.google.com.\r\n\r\n;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:\r\nns2.google.com. 74887 IN A 216.239.34.10\r\nns1.google.com. 74887 IN A 216.239.32.10\r\nns3.google.com. 74887 IN A 216.239.36.10\r\nns4.google.com. 74887 IN A 216.239.38.10<\/pre>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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