Problem running 8.2.1 on Solaris 2.6

[Barry Margolin]

In article <199908161814.OAA26274 at radar.vtidev.ca>,
Pradeep Subramaniam <pradeep at tradeit.com> wrote:
>I had no problems in downloading, compiling and installing version 8.2.1 on
>my Sparc 5, running Solaris 2.6. On starting the "named" process, however, I
>notice the following:
>
>1. The process does not go into daemon mode, ie. the prompt does not return.

The only time that should happen is if you use the -d (debug) option.
Don't use that option if you want it to go into the background.

>2. These messages appear in the /var/adm/messafes file:
>
>Aug 16 13:56:58 radar named[26172]: starting.  named 8.2.1 Mon Aug 16
>12:29:03 EDT 1999
>Aug 16 13:56:58 radar   pradeep at radar:/home/pradeep/work/dns/src/bin/named
>Aug 16 13:56:58 radar named[26172]: Zone "tradeit.com" (file tradeit): No
>default TTL set using SOA minimum instead
>Aug 16 13:56:58 radar named[26172]: Zone "0.211.9.192.in-addr.arpa" (file
>ptr/ptr192): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead
>Aug 16 13:56:58 radar named[26172]: Zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" (file
>named.local): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead
>Aug 16 13:56:58 radar named[26172]: Ready to answer queries.

The "No default TTL" log messages have been explained numerous times in
this newsgroup.  BIND 8.2 has changed the way you specify the default TTL;
it uses a $TTL directive rather than using the Minimum field in the SOA
record.

>3. I am unable to query the database, nslookup returns this message:
>
> ./nslookup
>*** Can't find server name for address 192.9.211.192: No response from server
>*** Default servers are not available

The name of your reverse domain should be 211.9.192.in-addr.arpa, not
0.211.9.192.in-addr.arpa.

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