I am in the process of setting up a new DNS service and it had been such a long time since I previously set up DNS with chroot that I need some assistance.

Credit, where it is due…

http://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=CentOS_7&p=dns&f=4

Also, when setting up a DNS service make sure you add an appropriate rule to your fiewall.

# firewall-cmd –zone=public –add-port=54/tcp

Job done