Now I am puzzled.

Mark_Andrews at iengines.com Mark_Andrews at iengines.com
Sun Nov 28 21:52:44 UTC 1999


	Is kesrith.neandertal.org listed as a nameserver for
	webgalactic.com?

	Kesrith.neandertal.org has an A record?

	If you prime primary #2 with kesrith.neandertal.org address
	does it work?

	Mark

> Sorry this isnt about a slave letting another slave know, this is
> about a primary(webgalactic.com) not running NOTIFY to it's 
> slave (kesrith.neandertal.org) which happens to
> be a primary for another machine(shonjir.neandertal.org).
> The second primary (kesrith) sends it's 
> notify to its slave (shonjir) just fine every time.
> As a stop gap the also-notify does work but I am still curious as to
> why it doesnt send a notify.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 	The following should address the issue.  We wern't following
> > 	RFC 1996 in that when a slave loads it should attempt to let
> > 	all other slave know.
> > 
> > 	You could also work around this bug by setting also-notify.
> > 
> > 	Mark
> > 
> > Index: src/bin/named/ns_notify.c
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /proj/cvs/isc/bind/src/bin/named/ns_notify.c,v
> > retrieving revision 8.5
> > diff -c -r8.5 ns_notify.c
> > *** ns_notify.c	1999/11/16 06:01:39	8.5
> > --- ns_notify.c	1999/11/28 13:30:59
> > ***************
> > *** 218,226 ****
> >   	}
> >   	zname = zp->z_origin;
> >   	nns = na = 0;
> > ! 	if (zp->z_type == z_master)
> > ! 		sysnotify_slaves(dname, zname, class, type,
> > ! 				 zp - zones, &nns, &na);
> >   
> >   	/*
> >   	 * Handle any global or zone-specific also-notify clauses
> > --- 244,250 ----
> >   	}
> >   	zname = zp->z_origin;
> >   	nns = na = 0;
> > ! 	sysnotify_slaves(dname, zname, class, type, zp - zones, &nns, &na);
> >   
> >   	/*
> >   	 * Handle any global or zone-specific also-notify clauses
> > 
> > > Here is my situation. I have 8.2.2.p5 installed on all machines.
> > > The primary/slave functions work just fine with two machines.
> > > I have a third machine that is a primary and is supposed to send
> > > updates to the primary #1 which is secondary to it.
> > > Primary #1 sends notifies to slave #1 just fine.
> > > Primary #2 sends no notifies but approves AFXR from primary #1
> > > (e.g. I wipe out the files and it cheerfully dumps them to #1
> > > but no notify what so ever)
> > > 
> > > And the bueaty of it all is that there are no errors.
> > > 
> > > Included files:
> > > Primary #1 named.conf  = kesrith.neandertal.org
> > > 
> > > // generated by named-bootconf.pl
> > > 
> > > options {
> > > 	directory "/var/named";
> > > 	version "Surely you must be joking";
> > > 	/*
> > > 	 * If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
> > > 	 * to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
> > > 	 * directive below.  Previous versions of BIND always asked
> > > 	 * questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
> > > 	 * port by default.
> > > 	 */
> > > 	// query-source address * port 53;
> > > };
> > > 
> > > // 
> > > // Official and stealth secondaries 
> > > // 
> > > acl "neandertal-xfer" {
> > > 	{ 192.168.1.4;	// shonjir.neandertal.org (slave)
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > acl "webgalactic-xfer" {
> > > 	{ 10.0.0.9;	// babylon.webgalactic.com (master)
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > 
> > > zone "." {
> > > 	type hint;
> > > 	file "named.ca";
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
> > > 	type master;
> > > 	file "primary/0.0.127.in-addr.arpa";
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
> > > 	type master;
> > > 	file "primary/1.168.192.in-addr.arpa";
> > > 	allow-query {
> > > 		any;
> > > 	};
> > > 	allow-transfer {
> > > 	localhost;
> > > 	neandertal-xfer;
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "neandertal.org" {
> > > 	type master;
> > > 	file "primary/neandertal.org";
> > >   	allow-query {
> > > 		any; 
> > > };
> > > 	allow-transfer {
> > > 	localhost;
> > > 	neandertal-xfer;
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "0.0.10.in-addr.arpa" {
> > > 	type slave;
> > > 	file "secondary/0.0.10.in-addr.arpa";
> > > 	masters { 10.0.0.9; };
> > > 	allow-query {
> > > 		any;
> > > 	};
> > > 	allow-transfer {
> > > 	localhost;
> > > 	webgalactic-xfer;
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "webgalactic.com" {
> > > 	type slave;
> > > 	file "secondary/webgalactic.com";
> > > 	masters { 10.0.0.9; };
> > > 	allow-query {
> > > 		any;
> > > 	};
> > > 	allow-transfer {
> > > 	localhost;
> > > 	webgalactic-xfer;
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > Slave #1 named.conf:  =shonjir.neandertal.org
> > > 
> > > // generated by named-bootconf.pl
> > > 
> > > options {
> > > 	directory "/var/named";
> > > 	version "Surely you must be joking";
> > > 	/*
> > > 	 * If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
> > > 	 * to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
> > > 	 * directive below.  Previous versions of BIND always asked
> > > 	 * questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
> > > 	 * port by default.
> > > 	 */
> > > 	// query-source address * port 53;
> > > };
> > > 
> > > // 
> > > //  An official slave (secondary) server.
> > > // 
> > > acl "neandertal-xfer" {
> > > 	192.168.1.1;
> > > 	192.168.1.2;
> > > };
> > > zone "." {
> > > 	type hint;
> > > 	file "named.ca";
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
> > > 	type master;
> > > 	file "primary/0.0.127.in-addr.arpa";
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
> > > 	type slave;
> > > 	file "secondary/1.168.192.in-addr.arpa";
> > > 	masters { 192.168.1.1; };
> > > 	allow-query {
> > > 		any;
> > > 	};
> > > 	allow-transfer {
> > > 		localhost;
> > > 		neandertal-xfer;	
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "neandertal.org" {
> > > 	type slave;
> > > 	file "secondary/neandertal.org";
> > > 	masters { 192.168.1.1; };
> > > 	allow-query {
> > > 		any;
> > > 	};
> > > 	allow-transfer {
> > > 		localhost;
> > > 		neandertal-xfer;	
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > Primary #2 named.conf (the one that doesnt send notifies) = babylon.webga
> lact
> > > ic.com (this is a customer machine that will go away and then it wont mat
> ter 
> > > but
> > > I still want to know why!)
> > > 
> > > // generated by named-bootconf.pl
> > > 
> > > options {
> > > 	directory "/var/named";
> > > 	version "Surely you must be joking";
> > > 	/*
> > > 	 * If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
> > > 	 * to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
> > > 	 * directive below.  Previous versions of BIND always asked
> > > 	 * questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
> > > 	 * port by default.
> > > 	 */
> > > 	// query-source address * port 53;
> > > };
> > > 
> > > // 
> > > // Official and stealth secondaries 
> > > // 
> > > acl "webgalactic-xfer" {
> > > 	{ 192.168.1.1;	// kesrith (slave)
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > 
> > > zone "." {
> > > 	type hint;
> > > 	file "named.ca";
> > };
> > > 
> > > zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
> > > 	type master;
> > > 	file "primary/0.0.127.in-addr.arpa";
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "0.0.10.in-addr.arpa" {
> > > 	type master;
> > > 	file "primary/0.0.10.in-addr.arpa";
> > > 	allow-query {
> > > 		any;
> > > 	};
> > > 	allow-transfer {
> > > 	localhost;
> > > 	webgalactic-xfer;
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > zone "webgalactic.com" {
> > > 	type master;
> > > 	file "primary/webgalactic.com";
> > >   	allow-query {
> > > 		any; 
> > > };
> > > 	allow-transfer {
> > > 	localhost;
> > > 	webgalactic-xfer;
> > > 	};
> > > };
> > > 
> > > So what might I be missing? The #2 primary has a different IP
> > > but the routing tables work, I can ping by full name only unless I
> > > add an entry into /etc/hosts. nslookup/dig both will cough up the
> > > correct names (full only).
> > > 
> > > All machines are running RH6.0 and bind-p5.
> > > 
> > > #2 just wont send a NOTIFY when the stuff changes. grrrrrrr!
> > > 
> > > TIA
> > > Henri
> > > 
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > My .sig file can beat up your .sig file!
> > > Biologically, anything past the age of 35 is bonus!
> > > "The weak shall perish!" Species 8472
> > > "The Geezer Geek"
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > --
> > Mark Andrews, Internet Engines Inc. / Internet Software Consortium
> > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews at iengines.com
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> My .sig file can beat up your .sig file!
> Biologically, anything past the age of 35 is bonus!
> "The weak shall perish!" Species 8472
> "The Geezer Geek"
> -------------------------------------------------------------
--
Mark Andrews, Internet Engines Inc. / Internet Software Consortium
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews at iengines.com


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