Create Forward Zone File

The forward zone file is where we define DNS records for forward DNS lookups. That is, when the DNS receives a name query, "host1.richmondhill.bigdata.com" for example, it will look in the forward zone file to resolve host1's corresponding private IP address.

Let's create the directory where our zone files will reside. According to our named.conf.local configuration, that location should be /etc/named/zones:

• sudo chmod 755 /etc/named
• sudo mkdir /etc/named/zones