dns: non-authoritative answer...why?

[Mark_Andrews at iengines.com]

	Check your syslog (/var/adm/messages) for errors logged when
	the zone loaded.

	Mark

> Firstly, I would like to thank Cricket Liu and the others who have sent me
> suggestions and helped with resolving my named/Bind 8.x configuration issue.
> The quality of response I've received from this list is an order of
> magnitude greater than other lists I've frequented.  It is not
> unappreciated.
> 
> In troubleshooting, I've come up against this problem which I can't figure
> out.
> My nameserver responds with non-authoritative answers for the domain which
> it is the master of.  It should be authoritative.
> What would cause this?
> 
> In the named.conf I have it configured as follows...
> 
> options {
>     directory "/var/named";
> };
> 
> zone "edgewaterhotel.com" in {
>     notify yes;
>     type master;
>     file "db.edgewaterhotel";
> };
> 
> /* I have omitted the other entries here for the sake of brevity...
> 
> Is this correct for the primary authoritative nameserver for the domain?
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> Colin Reinhardt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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