Re: [webmin-l] DNS

[Maxwell S. <cj...@yo...>]

On 05/Sep/2008 17:25 Maxwell Smart wrote ..
> On 05/Sep/2008 09:27 Maxwell Smart wrote ..
>> On 04/Sep/2008 18:05 Maxwell Smart wrote ..
>>   
>>> > On 04/Sep/2008 17:40 Maxwell Smart wrote ..
>>> > 
>>>   
>>>>> > > > Jamie,
>>>>> > > > 
>>>>> > > > I have noticed a problem with adding a new site in BIND.  When it 
>>>>> > > > creates the new entry it formats the syntax like this:
>>>>> > > > 
>>>>> > > > $ttl 38400
>>>>> > > > example.com.    IN    SOA    ns1.area510.net. test.example.com. (
>>>>> > > >             2008090400
>>>>> > > >             10800
>>>>> > > >             3600
>>>>> > > >             604800
>>>>> > > >             38400 )
>>>>> > > > example.com.    IN    NS    ns1.area510.net.
>>>>> > > > 
>>>>> > > > My BIND is complaining about this syntax it wants it like this
>>>>> > > > 
>>>>> > > > $ttl 38400
>>>>> > > > @   IN    SOA    ns1.area510.net. test.example.com. (
>>>>> > > >             2008090400
>>>>> > > >             10800
>>>>> > > >             3600
>>>>> > > >             604800
>>>>> > > >             38400 )
>>>>> > > > example.com.    IN    NS    ns1.area510.net.
>>>>> > > > 
>>>>> > > > Is this a bug or is my BIND messed up?
>>>>> > > > 
>>>>> > > > I am using BIND 9.2.3
>>>>>       
>>>> > >   
>>>>     
>>> > 
>>> > What is the  error exactly? Those two SOA records look the same
>>> > to me, except for the use of example.com. vs @, which should resolve
>>> > to the same thing.
>>> > 
>>> >  - Jamie
>>> > 
>>> > Jamie,
>>> > 
>>> > That is the difference and I am not getting the example.com. to resolve correctly.
>>> > It resolves the web address but not an MX address.  Change it to the @ symbol and
>>> > it works straight away.
>>>   
>> Are there any error messages in /var/log/messages or other log files when you
>> restart BIND with the zone without the @ ?
>>
>>  - Jamie
>>
>> Jamie,
>>
>> Here is the error message it caused.
>>
>> CJ
>>   
>> named[28150]: dns_master_load: 
>> /var/lib/named/rightbumpersticker.com.hosts:11: ignoring out-of-zone 
>> data (rigthbumpersticker
>> .com)
>>
> And what is on line 11 of the 
> /var/lib/named/rightbumpersticker.com.hosts 
> <http://rightbumpersticker.com.hosts> file? Or better still, could you 
> post the whole file to the list?
>
>  - Jamie
> Jamie,
>
> Here is the complete file.
>
> $ttl 38400
> @    IN    SOA    ns1.area510.net. info.rightbumpersticker.com. (
>             2008082801
>             10800
>             3600
>             604800
>             38400 )
> rightbumpersticker.com.    IN NS        ns1.area510.net.
> rightbumpersticker.com.    IN NS        ns2.area510.net.
>
> rightbumpersticker.com.    IN MX        10 mail
> mail        IN A        64.168.70.131
>
> rightbumpersticker.com.    IN A        64.168.70.129
> www        IN CNAME  rightbumpersticker.com.
>
> rightbumpersticker.com.    IN    TXT    "v=spf1 mx a 
> include:area510.net -all"
>
> CJ
>
That looks OK to me..
Could you also post the section from named.conf for this domain?

 - Jamie

Jamie,

Here you go.

zone "rightbumpersticker.com" {
    type master;
    file "/var/lib/named/rightbumpersticker.com.hosts";
    };

CJ