How to install dig command on CentOS server ?

[Administrator]

dig is a great tool for looking up DNS (domain name server) issues on your web server, or between servers, via SSH (secure shell).  When using it on the CentOS server, you receive an error as below.

[root@server1 ~]# dig
-bash: dig: command not found

Some control panel providers consider it a security risk & they uninstall it when control panel is being installed. You can simply install it using yum by logging into the server via SSH.

[root@server1 ~]# yum install bind-utils

Helps in troubleshooting DNS issues which you face from the server.